Successful treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer with concurrent pleural and pericardial effusions: Case report

It is unclear whether pleural/pericardial drainage and pleurodesis/pericardiodesis should be performed before or after initiating chemotherapy in patients with chemotherapy-sensitive small-cell lung cancer. A 76-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with progressive dyspnea on exertio...

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Main Authors: Ayaka Kashima, Yosuke Fukuda, Miri Shimamura, Miharu Ijichi, Hironori Sagara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1040452/full