Management of malignant pleural effusions

Mateen H. Uzbeck; Francisco A. Almeida; Mona G. Sarkiss; Rodolfo C. Morice; Carlos A. Jimenez; Georgie A. Eapen; Marcus P. Kennedy

doi:10.1007/S12325-010-0031-8

Management of malignant pleural effusions

Mateen H. Uzbeck, Francisco A. Almeida, Mona G. Sarkiss, Rodolfo C. Morice, Carlos A. Jimenez, Georgie A. Eapen, Marcus P. Kennedy

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Abstract

Malignant pleural effusions are a common clinical problem in patients with primary thoracic malignancy and metastatic malignancy to the thorax. Symptoms can be debilitating and can impair tolerance of anticancer therapy. This article presents a comprehensive review of pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical approaches to the management of malignant pleural effusion, and a novel algorithm for management based on patients' performance status.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	334-347
Number of pages	14
Journal	Advances in Therapy
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/S12325-010-0031-8
State	Published - Jun 2010

Keywords

Lung cancer
Management
Pleural effusion
Pleurodesis
Pleuroscopy
Thoracentesis

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Pharmacology (medical)

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