IT is the unfortunate lot of some patients dying of metastatic cancer of the breast, lung, cervix and so forth to be plagued by severe dyspnea due to recurrent malignant pleural effusions. Many of ...

A 50-year-old woman presented with a short history of loss of weight and appetite, constipation, right-sided abdominal pain, unsteady gait and headache. Physical examination revealed a soft nontender ...

Pleural effusions complicate up to 57% of bacterial pneumonias. They vary in severity, ranging from uncomplicated effusions to empyema. Some require only antibiotics and observation, while others ...

EFFUSION into the general pleural cavity is a frequent manifestation of congestive heart failure. On the other hand, pleural effusion localized in an interlobar space is not a common finding, since ...

Pleural effusion cytology is already used in cancer diagnosis, especially in metastatic settings, but its sensitivity can be limited. Tumor cells are easily masked by overwhelming numbers of ...

Pleural mesothelioma is the most common form of cancer affecting the mesothelium, the protective membrane around your lungs, heart, and abdomen. While rare, this cancer can progress quickly, so it’s ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pleural Dynamics, a medical device company that is building solutions for recurrent fluid collections in the body, announced today that the final patient in “The ACES™ ...