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[[Image:Diagram showing a build up of fluid in the lining of the lungs (pleural effusion) CRUK 054.svg|thumb|right|Pleural effusion in a diagram. (WC/CRUK)]]
'''Pleural effusion''' is accumulation of fluid within the potential space around the [[lung]]. It has a longer [[differential diagnosis]].<ref name=pmid24920946>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Na | first1 = MJ. | title = Diagnostic tools of pleural effusion. | journal = Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) | volume = 76 | issue = 5 | pages = 199-210 | month = May | year = 2014 | doi = 10.4046/trd.2014.76.5.199 | PMID = 24920946 }}</ref><ref name=pmid22032427/>
'''Pleural effusion''' is accumulation of fluid within the potential space around the [[lung]]. It has a longer [[differential diagnosis]].<ref name=pmid24920946>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Na | first1 = MJ. | title = Diagnostic tools of pleural effusion. | journal = Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) | volume = 76 | issue = 5 | pages = 199-210 | month = May | year = 2014 | doi = 10.4046/trd.2014.76.5.199 | PMID = 24920946 }}</ref><ref name=pmid22032427/>
The pathology of pleural fluids is dealt with in the ''[[mesothelial cytopathology]]'' article.


==Causes==
==Causes==
===Benign causes===
*[[Pneumonia]].
*[[Pneumonia]].
*[[Congestive heart failure]].
*[[Congestive heart failure]].
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*[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]].<ref name=pmid22032427>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Light | first1 = RW. | title = Pleural effusions. | journal = Med Clin North Am | volume = 95 | issue = 6 | pages = 1055-70 | month = Nov | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.mcna.2011.08.005 | PMID = 22032427 }}</ref>
*[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]].<ref name=pmid22032427>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Light | first1 = RW. | title = Pleural effusions. | journal = Med Clin North Am | volume = 95 | issue = 6 | pages = 1055-70 | month = Nov | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.mcna.2011.08.005 | PMID = 22032427 }}</ref>
*[[Tuberculosis]].
*[[Tuberculosis]].
*Benign asbestos-related pleural effusion.<ref name=pmid22617814>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Myers | first1 = R. | title = Asbestos-related pleural disease. | journal = Curr Opin Pulm Med | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 377-81 | month = Jul | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe | PMID = 22617814 }}</ref>
*Others.
*Others.


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===Malignancy===
===Malignancy===
*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].<ref name=pmid26048082>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Karpathiou | first1 = G. | last2 = Stefanou | first2 = D. | last3 = Froudarakis | first3 = ME. | title = Pleural neoplastic pathology. | journal = Respir Med | volume = 109 | issue = 8 | pages = 931-43 | month = Aug | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.05.014 | PMID = 26048082 }}</ref>
*[[Lung adenocarcinoma]].
*[[Lung adenocarcinoma]].
*[[Lung metastasis]].
*Metastatic disease.
**[[Breast adenocarcinoma]].<ref name=pmid26150915>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Agalioti | first1 = T. | last2 = Giannou | first2 = AD. | last3 = Stathopoulos | first3 = GT. | title = Pleural involvement in lung cancer. | journal = J Thorac Dis | volume = 7 | issue = 6 | pages = 1021-30 | month = Jun | year = 2015 | doi = 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.04.23 | PMID = 26150915 }}</ref>
**[[Colorectal adenocarcinoma]].
**[[Gastric adenocarcinoma]].
**Renal cell carcinoma.<ref name=pmid26525375>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Agrawal | first1 = A. | last2 = Sahni | first2 = S. | last3 = Iftikhar | first3 = A. | last4 = Talwar | first4 = A. | title = Pulmonary manifestations of renal cell carcinoma. | journal = Respir Med | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Oct | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.10.002 | PMID = 26525375 }}</ref>
**Renal cell carcinoma.<ref name=pmid26525375>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Agrawal | first1 = A. | last2 = Sahni | first2 = S. | last3 = Iftikhar | first3 = A. | last4 = Talwar | first4 = A. | title = Pulmonary manifestations of renal cell carcinoma. | journal = Respir Med | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Oct | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.10.002 | PMID = 26525375 }}</ref>
*Others.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Lung]].
*[[Lung]].
*[[Pneumothorax]].
*[[Pneumothorax]].
*[[Mesothelial cytopathology]] - deals with ''pleural fluid'' specimens.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Pulmonary pathology]]
[[Category:Pulmonary pathology]]
[[Category:Clinical]]

Latest revision as of 12:39, 14 June 2016

Pleural effusion in a diagram. (WC/CRUK)

Pleural effusion is accumulation of fluid within the potential space around the lung. It has a longer differential diagnosis.[1][2]

The pathology of pleural fluids is dealt with in the mesothelial cytopathology article.

Causes

Benign causes

Syndromic

Malignancy

See also

References

  1. Na, MJ. (May 2014). "Diagnostic tools of pleural effusion.". Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 76 (5): 199-210. doi:10.4046/trd.2014.76.5.199. PMID 24920946.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Light, RW. (Nov 2011). "Pleural effusions.". Med Clin North Am 95 (6): 1055-70. doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2011.08.005. PMID 22032427.
  3. Porcel, JM.; Mas, E.; Reñé, JM.; Bielsa, S. (Dec 2013). "[Hepatic hydrothorax: report of a series of 77 patients].". Med Clin (Barc) 141 (11): 484-6. doi:10.1016/j.medcli.2013.06.017. PMID 24018252.
  4. Myers, R. (Jul 2012). "Asbestos-related pleural disease.". Curr Opin Pulm Med 18 (4): 377-81. doi:10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe. PMID 22617814.
  5. Karpathiou, G.; Stefanou, D.; Froudarakis, ME. (Aug 2015). "Pleural neoplastic pathology.". Respir Med 109 (8): 931-43. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2015.05.014. PMID 26048082.
  6. Agalioti, T.; Giannou, AD.; Stathopoulos, GT. (Jun 2015). "Pleural involvement in lung cancer.". J Thorac Dis 7 (6): 1021-30. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.04.23. PMID 26150915.
  7. Agrawal, A.; Sahni, S.; Iftikhar, A.; Talwar, A. (Oct 2015). "Pulmonary manifestations of renal cell carcinoma.". Respir Med. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2015.10.002. PMID 26525375.