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Is Pleural Effusion A Sign Of Cancer

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Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

My dad is 72. He had the earliest stage 1 lung cancer 2 years ago cured by lobectomy . He has ... he suspects infection obviously we are worried about cancer. What are the odds that it is cancer ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Vasanth MD

Is pleural effusion infectious.. can i marry a man suffering from pleural effusion? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasanth ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Jasvinder Singh MD

Effusion done: 320 ml Ultrasound Abdomen: Normal scan, bilateral pleural effusion noted Ultasound Chest: bilateral pleural effusion with pericardial thickening & effusion Typhoid: +ve She... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jasvinder Singh ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Esmeralda  Sera MD

I am a 69, have ovarian cancer (5 yrs) and am currently hospitalizedwith pleural effusion after being off of chemo since July. I had fluid extracted from my lu ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Esmeralda Sera ( Oncologist)
Dr. Indranil Ghosh MD

In case of pleural effusion , caused by viral or bacterial infection {not cancer): What are the mechanics of the fluid production? Where does the fluid come from, what produces it? If the pathogen is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indranil Ghosh ( Oncologist)

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Dr. Vivek Chail MD

diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma. Is the thyroid cancer causing the right pleural effusion? ...My mom has right Pleural effusion. She has undergone Truecut Biopsy and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr.    Sumer Choudhary MD

Dear Sir, I was suffering a pain for past few days when I taken a ultra sound scan the doctor find out some pleural effusion on the left side , now I am confusion whether its related to cancer or any ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumer Choudhary ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

and said it had cancer cells in it then took her off the transplant list saying there was nothing else ... View answer

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Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

all the results are negative for TB and Cancer. We have drained the plural fluid few times but still there is no sign of stoppage. Now a tube has been attached to Lungs to drain the water. Since the reason ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Rimoun Hakim MD

i was diagnosed with pulmonary TB, left lung pleural effusion which was drained 2 months back are on treatment for 2 months chest xray yesterday showd left pleural effusion again. Is this drug ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rimoun Hakim ( Internal Medicine Specialist)