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Respiratory Tract Diseases > Pleural Diseases > Pleural Effusion > Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Pleural Diseases > Pleural Neoplasms > Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory Tract Neoplasms > Pleural Neoplasms > Pleural Effusion, Malignant
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Site > Thoracic Neoplasms > Respiratory Tract Neoplasms > Pleural Neoplasms > Pleural Effusion, Malignant

Preferred term

Pleural Effusion, Malignant  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Effusion, Malignant Pleural
  • Effusions, Malignant Pleural
  • Malignant Pleural Effusion
  • Malignant Pleural Effusions
  • Pleural Effusions, Malignant

Note

  • do not confuse with PRIMARY EFFUSION LYMPHOMA, often found in the pleural cavity

Scope note

  • Presence of fluid in the PLEURAL CAVITY as a complication of malignant disease. Malignant pleural effusions often contain actual malignant cells.

History note

  • 91

In other languages

  • pahanlaatuinen pleuraeffuusio

    Finnish

  • keuhkopussin pahanlaatuinen effuusio
  • keuhkopussin pahanlaatuinen nestekertymä
  • keuhkopussin pahanlaatuinen nestepurkautuma
  • maligni pleuraeffuusio
  • maligni pleuriitti
  • pahanlaatuinen keuhkopussin effuusio
  • pahanlaatuinen keuhkopussin nestekertymä
  • pahanlaatuinen keuhkopussin nestepurkautuma
  • Vätskeutgjutning i lungsäcken, malign

    Swedish

  • Pleuravätskeutgjutning, malign

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016066

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