NYMC Faculty Publications
Contemporary Approach to the Patient with Malignant Pleural Effusion Complicating Lung Cancer
DOI
10.21037/atm.2019.03.61
Journal Title
Annals of Translational Medicine
First Page
352
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
August 2019
Department
Medicine
Abstract
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) occurring in the patient with lung cancer can have profound prognostic and management implications. If clinically relevant, such an effusion first needs to be confirmed as malignant and then, in the majority of lung cancer patients, it will require a pleural intervention to relieve symptoms related to fluid accumulation. The field of pleural diseases in general, and pleural malignancy in particular, has undergone dynamic changes in recent years as the evidence base informing practice has grown by leaps and bounds. Both the diagnosis and management of MPE are dynamically changing disciplines in thoracic medicine. As commonly happens, emerging data have generated just as many questions as they have answered. The aim of the present review is to summarize the current knowledge about MPE resulting from lung cancer in a manner that is accessible to clinicians across medical specialties.
Recommended Citation
Epelbaum, O., & Rahman, N. (2019). Contemporary Approach to the Patient with Malignant Pleural Effusion Complicating Lung Cancer. Annals of Translational Medicine, 7 (15), 352. https://doi.org/10.21037/atm.2019.03.61
