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Classroom classification

百科

Metastatic pleural tumor

肿瘤外科

Common symptoms

淋巴结肿大、胸痛、肺栓塞、胸腔积液、渗出性胸水、咯血、气短、恶性胸水、低蛋白血症

The pathology of disease

Metastatic pleural tumor is pleural metastasis from distant primary (lung, breast, GI, lymphoma); malignant pleural effusion.

Symptoms

Dyspnea; pleuritic pain; weight loss; bloody pleural effusion

Causes

Metastasis from lung/breast/GI cancer; lymphoma.

Treatment

Pleurodesis; chest tube; treat primary tumor; pleuroperitoneal shunt

Dept

Thoracic surgery / oncology.

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