Department of Pulmonary Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Adv Ther. 2010 Jun;27(6):334-47. doi: 10.1007/S12325-010-0031-8. Epub 2010 Jun 10.
Malignant pleural effusions are a common clinical problem in patients with primary thoracic malignancy and metastatic malignancy to the thorax. Symptoms can be debilitating and can impair tolerance of anticancer therapy. This article presents a comprehensive review of pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical approaches to the management of malignant pleural effusion, and a novel algorithm for management based on patients' performance status.
恶性胸腔积液是原发性胸部恶性肿瘤和转移性胸部恶性肿瘤患者的常见临床问题。症状可能使人虚弱,并会影响对抗癌治疗的耐受性。本文全面回顾了治疗恶性胸腔积液的药物和非药物方法,并根据患者的身体状况提出了一种新的管理算法。