[Pleural effusion].
A Spanish man is diagnosed with a non-small cell lung cancer with pleural extension. A chemotherapy combining cisplatin and gemcitabine allows obtaining an excellent partial remission. A contralateral pleural effusion is noted in a context of weight loss and fever. The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion is discussed.
Berghmans
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Institut Jules Bordet Service de Médecine Interne Rue Héger-Bordet 1 1000 Bruxelles.
Pierard
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P
Radermecker
M
M
Verhest
A
A
Sculier
J P
JP
D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology