Clinical course of asymptomatic malignant pleural effusion in non-small cell lung cancer patients: A multicenter retrospective study.

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Abstract

The British Thoracic Society guidelines recommend observation for patients with asymptomatic malignant pleural effusion (MPE). However, asymptomatic MPE can become symptomatic. This study examined the clinical course of asymptomatic MPE in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including the incidence and timing of symptom development of asymptomatic MPE and the associated factors.Retrospective data of 4822 NSCLC patients between January 2012 and December 2017 were reviewed. Symptom development of asymptomatic MPE was defined as the development of symptoms requiring additional treatment, such as insertion of a chest tube, within 1 year in patients who lacked MPE symptoms at the time of diagnosis. Clinical information, pathological parameters, and radiological ch

SUBMITTER: Roh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8133234 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature