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A Retrospective Study : Clinical and Diagnostic Characteristics in Advanced Stage of Lung Cancer Patients with Pleural Effusion in Persahabatan Hospital 2004 – 2007

Syahruddin E, Pratama AD, Arief N. J Respir Indones. 2010;30(3):146-51 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 […]