Temporary Home Management of a Refractory Pleural Effusion with an Indwelling Catheter

• Published in: Gan to kagaku ryoho Vol. 46; no. 2; p. 375
• Main Authors: Chiba, Tsukuru, Ishizuka, Mariko, Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro, Sueoka, Noriko, Yamamoto, Daigo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - complications; Catheters, Indwelling; Female; Humans; Mastectomy; Middle Aged; Pleural Effusion, Malignant - etiology; Pleural Effusion, Malignant - therapy

Pleurocentesis and pleurodesis are the common treatments for pleural effusion. However, most home-visit physicians usually hesitate to perform these treatments for patients confined at home. A 51-year-old woman developed breast cancer(ER+, HER2-)at the age of 39 years. She underwent a partial mastec...