Malignant pleural effusion from prostate adenocarcinoma

Malignant pleural effusion from prostate adenocarcinoma

Prostate adenocarcinoma is the most common newly diagnosed cancer in males. Pulmonary and pleural metastasis are not uncommon on autopsy, but malignant effusions are not common clinical findings. There are no current recommendations to guide prostate specific antigen level assessment in pleural flui...

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Main Authors: James C. Knight, Malia A. Ray, Sadia Benzaquen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Pleural effusion
Malignancy
Prostate adenocarcinoma
Pleural metastasis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007114000240

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