Moores D W
Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, New York.
Chest Surg Clin N Am. 1994 Aug;4(3):481-95.
The proper management of a pleural effusion in a patient with malignancy is based on an understanding of the normal anatomy and physiology of the pleural space and the ways in which they are altered by disease. The major challenge in diagnosing and treating a cancer patient who develops a pleural effusion is determining the cause of the effusion accurately and quickly and choosing a treatment that is best suited to the individual patient. Careful selection of the treatment for pleural effusions, however, relieves symptoms in the vast majority of patients with little accompanying morbidity.
恶性肿瘤患者胸腔积液的恰当管理基于对胸腔正常解剖结构和生理功能以及疾病对其改变方式的理解。诊断和治疗发生胸腔积液的癌症患者的主要挑战在于准确、快速地确定积液原因，并选择最适合个体患者的治疗方法。然而，仔细选择胸腔积液的治疗方法可使绝大多数患者症状得到缓解，且几乎不会伴随发病率增加。
