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ArticleBMJ case reports2016

Pleural effusion of malignant aetiology: cell block technique to establish the diagnosis.

Rafael García Carretero, Manuela Manotas-Hidalgo, Marta Romero Brugera, Liliam El Bouayadi Mohamed

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Using the journalJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rafael García CarreteroHospital Universitario de Mostoles, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7532-4585
Manuela Manotas-HidalgoHospital de Dia Oncologico, Doce de Octubre University Hospital, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain.
Marta Romero BrugeraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Mostoles, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain.
Liliam El Bouayadi MohamedDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Universitario de Mostoles, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain.
Hospital Universitario de Móstoles · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe cases of two previously healthy women presenting with progressively worsening breathlessness for 1-2 months. In both cases, physical examination was suggestive of a left-sided pleural effusion, confirmed by chest X-ray. Analysis of aspirated fluid showed a lymphocytic exudate, but cytological analysis was negative for malignancy in both patients. CT scan revealed malignancies as the underlying cause of the effusions. Both patients were managed with intercostal drainage in order to collect a sufficient amount of pleural fluid to perform a new technique in our hospital: cell block. This proved to be extremely useful in assessing the definitive diagnosis and management of both women. We briefly discuss the approach to a malignant pleural effusion and the aid of this not-so-new technique.

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AdultAgedCytological TechniquesExudates and TransudatesFemaleHumansPleural CavityPleural Effusion, MalignantTomography, X-Ray Computed

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PMID26994057
PMCPMC4800196
OpenAlexW2318539155

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