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