While pleural plaque payouts may award less, the compensation may still be life-changing for many clients and help to pay for treatment. Yes. While a malignant effusion can be treated through surgery, ...

1 Department of Medicine, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway Objectives We aimed to study whether patient-reported outcomes, measured by quality of life (QoL) and ...

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...

3 It is most likely to be found in buildings built before the 2000s and mesothelioma usually develops 15-60 years after exposure. 6,3 “Pleural mesothelioma is a type of mesothelioma which affects the ...

The combination of cisplatin plus pemetrexed is the standard first-line chemotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. Carboplatin may replace cisplatin if treatment-related toxicities become a ...

A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. In total, 47 patients were enrolled; among them, 17, 14, 14, and 2 patients were diagnosed with PPE, TPE, malignant pleural effusion, and ...

Introduction: Although tuberculous pleural effusion (TBPE) is simply an inflammatory response of the pleura caused by tuberculosis infection, it can lead to pleural adhesions and cause sequelae of ...