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Contemporary approach to the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion

Abstract:: Advanced malignancy is a prevalent cause of exudative pleural effusion. The management of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) has been the subject of several recent randomized controlled trials and excellent reviews. Less attention has been focused on another controversial and challenging aspect of MPE: it's diagnosis. Prior to selecting the optimal management strategy, the presence of an MPE must first be correctly identified with an emphasis on minimizing invasiveness and discomfort in a patient afflicted with late-stage cancer. The aim of the present review is to summarize the current knowledge about MPE diagnostics and to propose an algorithm for the diagnosis of MPE in established or suspected malignancy.

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Peer review status:: Peer reviewed

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Kaul, V., McCracken, D., Rahman, N., & Epelbaum, O. (2019). Contemporary approach to the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 16(9), 1099–1106.

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Kaul, V., et al. “Contemporary Approach to the Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion.” Annals of the American Thoracic Society, vol. 16, no. 9, American Thoracic Society, 2019, pp. 1099–106.

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Kaul, V, D McCracken, N Rahman, and O Epelbaum. 2019. “Contemporary Approach to the Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion.” Annals of the American Thoracic Society 16 (9): 1099–1106.
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Files:: MPE review clean version 05.02.19.pdf

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Publisher copy:: 10.1513/annalsats.201902-189cme

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+ Kaul, V More by this author

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ORCID:: 0000-0003-3047-4840

+ McCracken, D More by this author

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+ Rahman, N More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: NDM
Sub department:: NDM Experimental Medicine
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0003-1195-1680

+ Epelbaum, O More by this author

Role:: Author

Publisher:: American Thoracic Society
Journal:: Annals of the American Thoracic Society More from this journal
Volume:: 16
Issue:: 9
Pages:: 1099-1106
Publication date:: 2019-06-19
Acceptance date:: 2019-06-19
DOI:: 10.1513/annalsats.201902-189cme
EISSN:: 2325-6621
ISSN:: 2329-6933
Pmid:: 31216176

Language:: English
Keywords:: diagnosis

pleural effusion

approach

malignant
Pubs id:: pubs:1027244
UUID:: uuid:4f57584c-c1ed-402f-a63c-76a9269ea2bb
Local pid:: pubs:1027244
Source identifiers:: 1027244
Deposit date:: 2019-07-19

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Copyright holder:: American Thoracic Society
Copyright date:: 2019
Notes:: Copyright © 2019 by the American Thoracic Society. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from American Thoracic Society at: https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-189CME

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