Pleural effusion is extra fluid between the pleura around your lungs and chest wall. It can cause shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, or fever. In cases of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), ...

Pleural effusion, sometimes called water on the lung, is a buildup of fluid between the lungs and the chest cavity. It can result from pneumonia, heart failure, cancer, and other conditions. Pleural ...

Pleurisy, or pleural effusion, is a condition in which the pleura, two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall becomes inflamed. Not all patients will need drainage ...

PLEURAL-fluid eosinophilia has occurred rarely enough to be an unfamiliar phenomenon but frequently enough to have been the subject of considerable speculation about its diagnostic and prognostic ...

Thoracentesis is a procedure in which a doctor uses a needle and catheter to remove excess fluid from the space between your lungs and the wall of your chest, known as the pleural space. You might ...

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) affects up to 15% of patients with cancer, and its incidence and prevalence are increasing. 1 - 4 Most cases are symptomatic; the most common symptoms are dyspnea due ...

Pleural mesothelioma is the most common form of cancer affecting the mesothelium, the protective membrane around your lungs, heart, and abdomen. While rare, this cancer can progress quickly, so it’s ...

In this review, we reflect on the limited effect of the few positive phase 3 randomized, controlled studies, as well as recent trials examining the benefit of immunotherapy. We speculate about how ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In China, of the number of adults with pleural effusions is high, and causes appear to differ by age and smoking ...

The management of pleural mesothelioma has changed with the demonstration that first-line checkpoint blockade therapy improves survival. This review covers issues of relevance to the practicing ...