Pleural effusion
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Pleural effusion is accumulation of fluid within the potential space around the lung. It has a longer differential diagnosis.[1]
Causes
- Malignancy.
- Lung adenocarcinoma.
- Lung metastasis.
- Renal cell carcinoma.[2]
- Liver cirrhosis.[3]
- Meigs syndrome.
- Others.
See also
- Lung.
References
- ↑ Na, MJ. (May 2014). "Diagnostic tools of pleural effusion.". Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 76 (5): 199-210. doi:10.4046/trd.2014.76.5.199. PMID 24920946.
- ↑ Agrawal, A.; Sahni, S.; Iftikhar, A.; Talwar, A. (Oct 2015). "Pulmonary manifestations of renal cell carcinoma.". Respir Med. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2015.10.002. PMID 26525375.
- ↑ Porcel, JM.; Mas, E.; Reñé, JM.; Bielsa, S. (Dec 2013). "[Hepatic hydrothorax: report of a series of 77 patients].". Med Clin (Barc) 141 (11): 484-6. doi:10.1016/j.medcli.2013.06.017. PMID 24018252.