An update in the management of malignant pleural effusion
| Autor: | Dillip Kumar Muduly, Nootan Kumar Shukla, Ashwin A Kallianpur, Svs Deo, T.S. Subi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures Malignant pleural effusion medicine.medical_treatment MEDLINE Review Article Malignancy Quality of life medicine Fatigue Pleurodesis lcsh:R5-920 Modalities business.industry Health Policy Advanced stage Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Tube thoracostomy Multidimensional approach medicine.disease Surgery Pleurodesant Oncology Treatment modality Talc Radiology business lcsh:Medicine (General) |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Palliative Care, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 98-103 (2011) Indian Journal of Palliative Care |
| ISSN: | 1998-3735 0973-1075 |
| Popis: | Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) usually presents in the disseminated and advanced stage of malignancy. Dyspnea is the debilitating symptom which needs palliation in these patients. Various modalities are available in the management of MPE. Careful consideration of the patient's expected survival and quality of life is needed when deciding the optimum treatment modality in such patients. In this article, different modalities of the palliative management of MPE are discussed with an attempt to derive a treatment algorithm for the management of MPE. |
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