"Pleural Effusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself.
| Descriptor ID |
D010996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.528.652
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleural Effusion- Pleural Effusion
- Effusion, Pleural
- Effusions, Pleural
- Pleural Effusions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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Progressive Dyspnea and Pleural Effusion-When the Answer Lies Buried in the History. Am J Med. 2021 01; 134(1):57-59.
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Pleural Effusion in Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Blastomycosis. Acta Cytol. 2020; 64(3):241-247.
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Cytomorphology, clinicopathologic, and cytogenetics correlation of myelomatous effusion of serous cavities: A retrospective review. Diagn Cytopathol. 2016 Sep; 44(9):742-7.
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A large pleural effusion in a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis. Semin Dial. 2011 Sep-Oct; 24(5):560-3.
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Anaplastic T large cell lymphoma diagnosed by exfoliative cytology in a post renal transplant patient. Diagn Cytopathol. 2002 Jul; 27(1):35-7.
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Indwelling small pleural catheter needle thoracentesis in the management of large pleural effusions. Chest. 1997 Apr; 111(4):981-8.
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Posterolateral approach to intradural extramedullary thoracic tumors. J Neurosurg. 1994 Aug; 81(2):202-5.
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Nonrandom structural and numerical chromosome changes in non-small-cell lung cancer. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 1991 May; 3(3):168-88.
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Cytomorphology and marker expression of malignant neuroendocrine cells in pleural effusions. Acta Cytol. 1986 Mar-Apr; 30(2):99-104.