Year: 1997
Type: review
Abstract: Pleural effusions associated with malignancy (either malignant or paramalignant) pose diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas for the clinician. This article reviews the common causes of malignant and paramalignant pleural effusions, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, chest radiography, pleural fluid characteristics, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Talc, used either by poudrage or slurry, is the most effective agent used for pleurodesis. Talc, which needs to be sterilized, has no clinically important immediate, short-term or long-term adverse effects.
Source: European Respiratory Journal
Author: SA Sahn
Institution: Medical University of South Carolina
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2107375163