Nobody likes to talk or think about cancer, but it’s a serious disease that we should all aim to understand a little better. Better understanding the signs and symptoms of cancer, as well as how to ...

A pleurectomy is a surgical procedure to remove part or all of the pleura, a membrane that lines the lungs and chest cavity. The procedure treats empyema — an infection of the pleural cavity — and ...

Empyema is a condition where you have pus between your lung and the membrane surrounding it. It’s caused by an infection and can cause symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath.‌ You’re more ...

Chemical pleurodesis. The surgeon puts a chemical, usually talc, into the pleural space (the space between your lungs and your chest wall.)‌ Mechanical pleurodesis. The surgeon abrades (brushes) the ...

Dervis, A. (2025) Curative Outcome of Osteosarcoma with Associated Pleural Effusion: A Case Report —Bone Tumor with Pleural ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The role of smoking and an urban living environment in the etiology of radiographic pleural and pulmonary abnormalities was studied in a ...