Pleural carcinomatosis
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Pleural carcinomatosis is a descriptive term given to the diffuse and widespread spread of metastatic tumour through to the pleural space. It is reported to most commonly occur with breast, bronchogenic and gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas metastatic involvement 2. An accompanying serosanguinous pleural effusion can be common 2.
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- pleural tumours (differentials)
- pleural metastases
-<p><strong>Pleural carcinomatosis</strong> is a descriptive term given to the diffuse and widespread spread of metastatic tumour through to the pleural space. It is reported to most commonly occur with breast, bronchogenic and gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas metastatic involvement <sup>2</sup>. An accompanying serosanguinous pleural effusion can be common <sup>2</sup>.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul>-<li>-<a href="/articles/pleural-tumours">pleural tumours</a> (differentials)</li>-<li><a href="/articles/pleural-metastases">pleural metastases</a></li>- +<p><strong>Pleural carcinomatosis</strong> is a descriptive term given to the diffuse and widespread spread of metastatic tumour through to the pleural space. It is reported to most commonly occur with breast, bronchogenic and gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas metastatic involvement <sup>2</sup>. An accompanying serosanguinous pleural effusion can be common <sup>2</sup>.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul>
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- +<a href="/articles/pleural-tumours">pleural tumours</a> (differentials)</li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/pleural-metastases">pleural metastases</a></li>
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Case 1: frommetastatic breast cancer
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Case 2: metastatic breast cancer
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