Authors
Uzbeck, Mateen HAlmeida, Francisco A
Sarkiss, Mona G
Morice, Rodolfo C
Jimenez, Carlos A
Eapen, Georgie A
Kennedy, Marcus P
Affiliation
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.Issue Date
2010-06MeSH
AlgorithmsAnastomosis, Surgical
Catheters, Indwelling
Chest Tubes
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Decision Support Techniques
Decision Trees
Drainage
Humans
Palliative Care
Paracentesis
Patient Selection
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Pleurodesis
Sclerosing Solutions
Thoracoscopy
Thoracostomy
Treatment Outcome
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Management of malignant pleural effusions. 2010, 27 (6):334-47 Adv TherJournal
Advances in therapyDOI
10.1007/S12325-010-0031-8PubMed ID
20544327Abstract
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.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1865-8652ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/S12325-010-0031-8