Dr. Peter C. Grayson: This 70-year-old man presented with a recurrent left pleural effusion in the context of a severe, systemic illness that was characterized by musculoskeletal pain, chondritis ...

Catheter is placed called Tunneled indwelling pleural catheter, so you can have pleural effusion at home. Draining the catheter 2-3 times week or as directed by the physician.

Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have discovered that a nanoparticle therapeutic enhances cancer immunotherapy and is a possible new approach in treating malignant pleural effusion (MPE).