Survival of patients with malignant pleural effusions: a three-year prospective self-experience study

I. Novakov (Plovdiv, Bulgaria), F. Sterev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Clinical management of pleural malignancies, including mesothelioma
Session: Clinical management of pleural malignancies, including mesothelioma
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2890
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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