Clinical, laboratory characteristics and CT scanning images of pleural effusion due to primary lung cancer
- Author:
Le Thanh Mai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lung cancer
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Pleural Effusion;
Lung Neoplasms
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2004;27(1):75-81
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A prospective study was performed on 50 in-patients (62% male, 38% female) with pleural effusion due to primary lung cancer and pleural cancer at Bach Mai Hospital from October 2002 to November 2003, mean age of 57.9 14.4 year old. In 70% of patients the disease developed for more than 4 weeks. Common clinical signs were chest pain 92%, dysapnea 68%, prolonged dry cough 52%, hemoptypsy 16%. The syndrome of 3 reduces occured in 100% of cases. Effusion on right side is 60% vs 30% on left side. In 4%, there was bilateral effusion. Cancer cells notified in 30% of pleural fluid, and in 58.1% of pleural biopsies
