Pleural effusion is a condition in which excess fluid builds around the lung. Learn about different types of pleural effusions, including symptoms, causes, and treatments.

Pleural effusion, also called water on the lung, happens when fluid builds up between your lungs and chest cavity. Learn why this happens and how to recognize it.

An alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme ... In M.O. and A.B. malignant cells were readily found in the pleural fluid. However, in A.N., a man with carcinoma of the lung and a pericardial effusion, ...

Bilateral pleural effusion treatment. The main requirement is to treat the underlying medical condition that causes the pleural effusion. For example, the doctor would prescribe antibiotics for ...

Malignant pulmonary effusion (MPE) frequently occurs in patients with metastatic breast or lung cancer. It involves a build-up of excess fluid in the pleural cavity, the area between the lungs and ...

However, cytology of the right pleural fluid showed large lymphoid cells that were positive for CD45, CD20, PAX-5, MUM-1, BCL2, BCL6, and MYC protein, but the cells were negative for CD3 ...

Pleural infection affects more than 65,000 patients each year in the United States and the United Kingdom, 1 and the incidence is increasing in both countries — in both children 2–4 and adults ...