title: [Pleural effusion].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institut Jules Bordet Service de Médecine Interne Rue Héger-Bordet 1 1000 Bruxelles.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Berghmans
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pierard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radermecker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verhest
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sculier
mesh_terms: 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