Prevalence and characteristics of pleural effusions in superior vena cava syndrome

Respirology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 299-305

  Rice, Todd W ^a,b   Rodriguez, R Michael ^b,c   Barnette, Randal ^b,c   Light, Richard W ^b,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign; Chylothorax; Exudate; Pleural effusion; Superior vena cava syndrome

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHYLOTHORAX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; TENNESSEE;

EID: 33645963985     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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