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Difficulty in Controlling Malignant PleuralEffusion: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Malignant pleural effusion is the second leading rouse of exudative pleural effusions, usually recurrent and represents advanced malignant disease. Treatment options were restricted to symptomatic propose in order to increase ffinctional capacity and quality of life. In this case, a 35-years old woman with history of breast cancer was admitted with worsening clyspnea since 4 months prior. The patient was told that there was fluid in her left lung. She undenvenr thoracocentesis twice, pieuroscopy and pleurodesis with little success The treatment option switches to placement of pleural catheter to central the effusion. This option, however, may leave the patient and caregivers with routine task of aspiration of the fluid and with greater risk of infection.

Key words: Malignant pleural effusion

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Indonesian Journal of CHEST, 1 (3) 2014 : 126-130

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Jakarta : Indonesian Journal of Chest., 2014

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5p

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2355-4584

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