title: Chemothorax: a rare cause of a transudative pleural effusion.
abstract: We discovered a rare cause of pleural effusion, chemothorax. In this case, a patient with invasive ductal breast carcinoma was admitted for a large and symptomatic pleural effusion. The radiology report obtained prior to admission did not describe the location of the Infuse-a-Port catheter. After a bedside thoracentesis demonstrated results consistent with chemotherapy infusate in the pleural space, further review of the medical imaging demonstrated that the catheter was in the pleural space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Wright State School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Devin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Wright State School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Geottman
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Wright State School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Bipin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sarodia
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D062666:Vascular Access Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents