Evaluation of Pleural Effusions: Malignant and Paramalignant

Volume: 6 Number: 2 January 1, 2020
  • Miktat Arif Haberal
  • Ozlem Sengoren Dıkıs
  • Erkan Akar
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Evaluation of Pleural Effusions: Malignant and Paramalignant

Abstract

Objective: Malignant pleural effusions MPE are characterized by the presence of malignant cells in the pleural fluid. Paramalignant pleural effusions PMPE are caused by the accumulation of fluid due to secondary causes such as bronchial obstruction and lymphatic obstruction. PMPE does not contain malignant cells. We aimed to compare the results of patients with MPE and PMPE.Material and Methods: 176 patients MPE: 145 PMPE: 31 were analysed retrospectively. Patients were divided into 2 groups as MPE, and PMPE. The patients' age, sex, symptoms, vital signs, comorbid disease, disease location the place where surgical procedures were performed was taken into account in patients with bilateral effusions , diagnostic procedures, surgical procedures, complications, length of stay, mortality and morbidity were examined. Results were analysed. P

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Miktat Arif Haberal This is me

Ozlem Sengoren Dıkıs This is me

Erkan Akar This is me

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Year 2020 Volume: 6 Number: 2

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1.Miktat Arif Haberal, Ozlem Sengoren Dıkıs, Erkan Akar. Evaluation of Pleural Effusions: Malignant and Paramalignant. Akd Med J [Internet]. 2020 Jan. 1;6(2):203-8. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA49DR75JJ