Malignant Effusions Pleuritis, Ascites, Pericardites /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kiselevsky, Mikhail V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Immunology.; Radiology.; Oncology.; Medical education.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Cancer Research.; Medical Education.; Imaging / Radiology.

Malignant effusions (pleurites, ascites and pericardites) are some of the most frequent manifestations of dissemination process of malignant tumors. Accumulation of the malignant fluid in serous cavities results in impairment of respiratory and cardiac functions, however long-term evacuation of the...