title: Contralateral pleural effusion secondary to nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: We report a case of contralateral pleural effusion secondary to nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma that resolved and did not recur after radical nephrectomy. Such effusions are not a contraindication to definitive therapy of the primary renal tumor.
authors.affiliation: Halifax Infirmary Hospital, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Dinney
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Norman
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery