Malignant Pleural Effusions

Christopher M Kapp; Hans J Lee

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2021.08.004

Malignant Pleural Effusions

Clin Chest Med. 2021 Dec;42(4):687-696. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.08.004.

Authors

Christopher M Kapp¹, Hans J Lee²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 South Wood Street, Room 920-N, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Electronic address: ckapp@uic.edu.
² Section of Interventional Pulmonology, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 34774175
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.08.004

Abstract

Malignant pleural effusions have a significant burden on patients and the health care system. Diagnosis is typically via thoracentesis, although other times more invasive procedures are required. Management centers around relief of dyspnea and patient quality of life and can be done via serial thoracentesis, indwelling pleural catheter, or pleurodesis. This article focuses on the diagnosis and management of malignant pleural effusion.

Keywords: Indwelling pleural catheter; Malignant pleural effusion; Talc pleurodesis; Thoracentesis; Thoracoscopy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Catheters, Indwelling
Dyspnea / diagnosis
Dyspnea / etiology
Dyspnea / therapy
Humans
Pleural Effusion, Malignant* / diagnosis
Pleural Effusion, Malignant* / therapy
Pleurodesis
Quality of Life
Talc

Substances

Talc