title: [The pleural effusion syndrome in patient with tumor of thymus].
abstract: Five observations of the thymic gland tumor and concurrent exudate pleuritis were presented. In one patient the pleuritis was total and in the others--restricted one, in two of the patients exudate was diagnosed during performance of operation. In two observations in exudate there were revealed tumoral cells. In two patients tumor turned out to be inoperable one, the rest of the patients were operated on successfully.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Opanasenko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*