Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:1941
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Images in cardiothoracic surgery
Active Malignant Pleural Effusion Captured Through the Thoracoscope
Ajay V. Maker, MD
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Dao M. Nguyen, MD
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Surgery Branch, Bethesda, Maryland
* Address correspondence to Dr Nguyen, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bldg 10, Rm 2C710, 10 Center Dr, Bethesda, MD20892 (Email: dao-nguyen@nih.gov).
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A 37-year-old woman diagnosed with malignant melanoma, having received immunotherapy, was examined in the clinic for a routine 6-month follow-up and CT scan. Upon examination a new massive left pleural effusion with an . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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