The impact of malignant pleural effusion – A retrospective review

R. Budd, N. Acharya, M. Malik (Barnsley, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Pleural and mediastinal malignancies: management and rare clinical cases
Session: Pleural and mediastinal malignancies: management and rare clinical cases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2839
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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