Idiopathic Pleural Effusions: Characteristics and Discrimination From Cytology-Negative Malignant Pleural Effusions

• Published in: The American journal of the medical sciences
• Main Authors: Park, Ji Eun, Do, Young Woo, Lee, Deok Heon, Lee, Sang Yub, Lim, Jae Kwang, Choi, Sun Ha, Seo, Hye Won, Yoo, Seung Soo, Lee, Shin Yup, Cha, Seung Ick, Park, Jae Yong, Lee, Jaehee, Kim, Chang Ho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Idiopathic pleural effusion; Cytology-negative malignant pleural effusion; Surgical thoracoscopic pleural biopsy; Nonspecific pleuritis

The etiology of pleural effusions often remained unknown notwithstanding surgical pleural biopsy and further clinical observation. A better understanding of clinical characteristics of patients with idiopathic pleural effusion (IPE) may improve the ability to differentiate between IPEs and cytology-...