A 79-year-old woman was evaluated for cough and weight loss. Chest imaging and thoracentesis findings confirmed the presence of an exudative right pleural effusion. A diagnosis was made.

New biomarkers are needed to detect pleural mesothelioma at an earlier stage and to individualize treatment strategies. We investigated whether fibulin-3 in plasma and pleural effusions could meet ...

Pleural effusion, sometimes called water on the lung, is a buildup of fluid between the lungs and the chest cavity. It can result from pneumonia, heart failure, cancer, and other conditions.

The lung is covered by two sheets of cellophanelike material — the pleura. A small space exists between those two sheets — the pleural cavity. A bit of lubricating fluid fills that space to ...

Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare, aggressive subtype of multiple myeloma. Between 1973 and 2009, it’s estimated that PCL made up 0.6 percent of multiple myeloma diagnoses in the United States.

Cell free DNA (cfDNA) in pleural effusion may be extensively diluted once entering into the peripheral circulation system. Methods: We implemented targeted capture NGS with a gene panel of 180 lung ...

The intense uptake of liposomal curcumin in malignant plasma cells and the much smaller uptake in normal plasma cells after LipoCurc™ infusion suggest it could be an effective, but relatively ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Stem cells can successfully be isolated from synovial fluid in knees with acute ACL tears or osteoarthritis at the point of care using devices designed for platelet-rich ...

Pleural effusion and blood samples were collected at 0, 3, 8, 24, and 72 hrs on gefitinib therapy. Tumor cell-enriched cell blocks were prepared from serial MPE samples and analyzed for EGFR signaling ...