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Which cancer indications commonly cause pleural effusions? which do not?
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How can we help you: It is good to tell us who has pleural effusion and what has been done by the local doctor?. Then it may be easier for me to list the causes for a Pleural effusion which is often caused by TB(in developing countries) and by cancer in the wetern countries but we can not be certain of the diagnosis till the fluid has been sampled and examined with various tests, like, protein level nad cytology(?cult
Answered 5/23/2017
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