2017
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.7226
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Diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy in malignant pleural effusion induced by non‑Hodgkin's lymphoma

Abstract: Abstract. Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) appears in up to 20% of patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). The present study aimed to assess the efficacy of medical thoracoscopy (MT) in the diagnosis of patients with MPE induced by NHL. Between July 2005 and June 2014, 833 patients with pleural effusions of unknown etiology underwent MT in Beijing Chaoyang Hospital (Beijing, China), where diagnostic thoracocentesis or/and blind pleural biopsy had failed to yield an answer. Demographic, radiographic, thorac… Show more

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“…Medical thoracoscopy is considered to be a gold-standard method in diagnosing MPE. However, as an invasive technique, it may cause complications and increase morbidity (13)(14)(15). Therefore, novel tests and markers are called for discriminating between MPE and benign pleural effusion.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Medical thoracoscopy is considered to be a gold-standard method in diagnosing MPE. However, as an invasive technique, it may cause complications and increase morbidity (13)(14)(15). Therefore, novel tests and markers are called for discriminating between MPE and benign pleural effusion.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The proposed pathophysiological mechanisms of action are: (a) Direct infiltration of the pleural space; (b) lymphatic obstruction with infiltration of pulmonal and mediastinal lymph nodes and; (c) obstruction of the ductus thoracicus , which leads to the formation of a chylothorax. New studies show that the main mechanisms are infiltration of the pleural space and tumor-host cell interactions [51,52,53].…”
Section: Cancer and Malignant Pleural Effusionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…HL has a bimodal peak in incidence for 15–34 years and after 50 years [36,50]. MPE presents in patients with HL in 10–30% at the time of initial diagnosis, in 60% of patients it develops during disease progression [51]. Lymphomas are the most common reason for MPE formation in children and can also occur in cases of primary lymphoma of the pleura [36].…”
Section: Cancer and Malignant Pleural Effusionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In lymphomatous effusion, positive cytology is reported in 14% to 88% of cases (14). In cases of negative cytology and negative cultures, a thoracoscopic pleural biopsy may be needed to make a definite diagnosis (15).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%