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A Retrospective Study: Clinical and Diagnostic Characteristics in Advanced Stage of Lung Cancer Patients with Plerural Effussion in Persahabatan Hospital 2004-2007

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Methods: We performed a cross sectional, retrospective study in Persahabatan Hospital. We used medical Introduction: Malignant pleural effusions (MPE) are caused most commonly by carcinomas of the breast, lung, gastrointestinal tract or ovary and by lymphomas. In male patients about half of malignant effusions are caused by lung cancer. With lung cancer, a malignant pleural effusion may be the first sign of cancer, or it can occur as a late complication of advanced disease. The average life expectancy for lung cancer with a malignant pleural effusion is less than 6 months. We did a study to find clinical and diagnostic characteristic of lung cancer with malignant pleural effusions.
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Jurnal Respirologi Indonesia31(3)2010:146-151

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Jakarta : Perhimpunan Dokter Paru Indonesia., 2010

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5p.

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0853-7704

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pleural effusion, malignant
lung neoplasms
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