Contemporary approach to the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion
Advanced malignancy is a prevalent cause of exudative pleural effusion. The management of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) has been the subject of several recent randomized controlled trials and excellent reviews. Less attention has been focused on another controversial and challenging aspect of MPE...
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| author | Kaul, V McCracken, D Rahman, N Epelbaum, O |
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| description | Advanced malignancy is a prevalent cause of exudative pleural effusion. The management of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) has been the subject of several recent randomized controlled trials and excellent reviews. Less attention has been focused on another controversial and challenging aspect of MPE: it's diagnosis. Prior to selecting the optimal management strategy, the presence of an MPE must first be correctly identified with an emphasis on minimizing invasiveness and discomfort in a patient afflicted with late-stage cancer. The aim of the present review is to summarize the current knowledge about MPE diagnostics and to propose an algorithm for the diagnosis of MPE in established or suspected malignancy. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:4f57584c-c1ed-402f-a63c-76a9269ea2bb2022-03-26T16:06:29ZContemporary approach to the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4f57584c-c1ed-402f-a63c-76a9269ea2bbEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Thoracic Society2019Kaul, VMcCracken, DRahman, NEpelbaum, OAdvanced malignancy is a prevalent cause of exudative pleural effusion. The management of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) has been the subject of several recent randomized controlled trials and excellent reviews. Less attention has been focused on another controversial and challenging aspect of MPE: it's diagnosis. Prior to selecting the optimal management strategy, the presence of an MPE must first be correctly identified with an emphasis on minimizing invasiveness and discomfort in a patient afflicted with late-stage cancer. The aim of the present review is to summarize the current knowledge about MPE diagnostics and to propose an algorithm for the diagnosis of MPE in established or suspected malignancy. |
| spellingShingle | Kaul, V McCracken, D Rahman, N Epelbaum, O Contemporary approach to the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion |
| title | Contemporary approach to the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion |
| title_full | Contemporary approach to the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion |
| title_fullStr | Contemporary approach to the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contemporary approach to the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion |
| title_short | Contemporary approach to the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion |
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