Effective treatment of malignant pleural effusions.
Pleural effusions are a common complication of malignant disease. Inadequate treatment results in a need for recurrent aspirations, repeated hospitalization, and risk of loculation of the effusion. Effective local treatments are available which will relieve the distressing symptom of breathlessness.
D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013627:Talc / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D013627:Talc