Pleural Effusion, Malignant

Presence of fluid in the PLEURAL CAVITY as a complication of malignant disease. Malignant pleural effusions often contain actual malignant cells.

Year introduced: 1991

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Tree Number(s): C04.588.894.797.640.700, C08.528.652.700, C08.528.694.700, C08.785.640.700

MeSH Unique ID: D016066

Entry Terms:

• Malignant Pleural Effusion
• Effusion, Malignant Pleural
• Effusions, Malignant Pleural
• Malignant Pleural Effusions
• Pleural Effusions, Malignant

Previous Indexing:

• Pleural Effusion (1966-1990)
• specific neoplasm (1966-1990)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Thoracic Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Pleural Neoplasms
Pleural Effusion, Malignant

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Pleural Diseases
Pleural Effusion
Pleural Effusion, Malignant

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Pleural Diseases
Pleural Neoplasms
Pleural Effusion, Malignant

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Pleural Neoplasms
Pleural Effusion, Malignant