Pleural effusion in breast carcinoma: analysis of 122 cases.
One-hundred-twenty-two patients with breast carcinoma and pleural effusion were analyzed for the laterality of effusion and survival. Ipsilateral effusion occurred in 83% of the patients. The median survival of these patients was six months after the onset of effusion. Systemic therapy is recommended even in the absence of other evidence of metastases.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010166:Palliative Care; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies