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Pleural Effusion, Malignant

Known as: pleural effusion malignant, effusion pleural malignant, Malignant Pleural Effusion 
A condition in which cancer causes an abnormal amount of fluid to collect between the thin layers of tissue (pleura) lining the outside of the lung… 
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Predicting survival in malignant pleural effusion: development and validation of the LENT prognostic score
Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) causes debilitating breathlessness and predicting survival is challenging. This study… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Efficacy and Safety of Tunneled Pleural Catheters in Adults with Malignant Pleural Effusions: A Systematic Review
BackgroundMalignant pleural effusions (MPE) are a frequent cause of dyspnea and discomfort at the end of cancer patients' lives… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Single-center experience with 250 tunnelled pleural catheter insertions for malignant pleural effusion.
INTRODUCTION Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are a common cause of dyspnea in patients with advanced cancer. Tunnelled pleural… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Proteomic analysis of exosomes isolated from human malignant pleural effusions.
Exosomes are membrane vesicles from endosomal origin secreted by various cells such as hematopoietic, epithelial, and tumor cells… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
BTS guidelines for the management of malignant pleural effusions.
These guidelines have been replaced by BTS Pleural Disease Guideline 2010 Superseded By BTS Pleural Disease Guideline 2010: BTS… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Management of malignant pleural effusions.
⇓Malignant pleural effusions are a common clinical problem in patients with neoplastic disease. In one post mortem series… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Pleural fluid pH as a predictor of survival for patients with malignant pleural effusions.
STUDY OBJECTIVES To assess the accuracy of pleural fluid (PF) pH in predicting duration of survival of patients with malignant… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A randomized comparison of indwelling pleural catheter and doxycycline pleurodesis in the management of malignant pleural effusions
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of a chronic indwelling pleural catheter with doxycycline… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Chemical Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusions can be the first clinical manifestation of malignancy [1], as well as the first sign of recurrence of… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
The malignant pleural effusion. A review of cytopathologic diagnoses of 584 specimens from 472 consecutive patients
This study reports the cytopathologic diagnoses rendered on all malignant pleural effusions received and processed over a period… 
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