RT Book, Section
A1 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A1 McPhee, Stephen J.
A1 Bernstein, Jennifer
SR Print(0)
ID 1159909687
T1 Effusions, Malignant
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2019
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN QMDTxix
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159909687
RD 2020/08/10
AB Half  of  undiagnosed  effusions  in  patients  not  known  to  have  cancer  are  malignantMalignant  effusions  occur  in  pleural,  pericardial,  and  peritoneal  spacesCaused  by  direct  neoplastic  involvement  of  serous  surface  or  obstruction  of  lymphatic  drainage