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PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Derrame Pleural Maligno
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Derrame Pleural Maligno
Tree Number:
C04.588.894.797.640.700
C08.528.652.700
C08.528.694.700
C08.785.640.700
Definition
English
:
Presence of fluid in the
PLEURAL CAVITY
as a complication of malignant
disease
. Malignant pleural effusions often contain actual malignant cells.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
PRIMARY EFFUSION LYMPHOMA
, often found in the
pleural cavity
History Note
English
:
91
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
CY
cytology
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
29084
Unique Identifier:
D016066
Occurrence in VHL
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