Open AccessSurgical treatment in malignant pleural effusion
Author(s) -
Şule Karadayı,
Ekber Şahin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
türk göğüs kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi :/türk göğüs kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2149-8156
pISSN - 1301-5680
DOI - 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2021.20580
Subject(s) - medicine , malignant pleural effusion , asymptomatic , pleural effusion , exudate , effusion , malignant disease , pleural fluid , cancer , surgery , radiology , pathology
Malignant pleural effusion can be described as the presence of exudate in the pleural space, accompanied by the detection of cancer cells in pleural fluid or tissue, which is the indicator of the disease in its advance stages, and survival time of these patients ranges between 3 and 12 months. Treatment options for malignant pleural effusion vary from observation in asymptomatic patients to pleurectomies or even extrapleural pneumonectomies in severe cases.