Malignant Pleurisy Associated with Primary Lung Cancer Well Controlled by Pleurodesis Using Distilled Water

Mitsuaki Sekiya; Toshiji Ishiwata; Kaku Yoshimi; Tetsutaro Nagaoka; Yoshiteru Morio; Satomi Shiota; Tsutomu Suzuki; Kuniaki Seyama; Kazuhisa Takahashi

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.48.1762

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Malignant Pleurisy Associated with Primary Lung Cancer Well Controlled by Pleurodesis Using Distilled Water

Mitsuaki Sekiya, Toshiji Ishiwata, Kaku Yoshimi, Tetsutaro Nagaoka, Yoshiteru Morio, Satomi Shiota, Tsutomu Suzuki, Kuniaki Seyama, Kazuhisa Takahashi

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Mitsuaki Sekiya
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine
Toshiji Ishiwata
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine
Kaku Yoshimi
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine
Tetsutaro Nagaoka
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine
Yoshiteru Morio
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine
Satomi Shiota
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine
Tsutomu Suzuki
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine
Kuniaki Seyama
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine
Kazuhisa Takahashi
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine

Keywords: pleuritis carcinomatosa, pleural effusion, hypotonic

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2009 Volume 48 Issue 12 Pages 1051-1055

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.48.1762

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Abstract

The patient was an 84-year-old man patient diagnosed as malignant pleurisy associated with lung cancer. After drainage of the right pleural effusion, pleurodesis with distilled water was performed. Despite the enlargement of the primary lesion of the lung cancer during the follow-up period, the amount of pleural effusion did not increase for more than one year. No adverse effects associated with pleurodesis were noted. Pleurodesis with distilled water should be considered as one of the choices for treatment in the management of malignant pleurisy especially in elderly.

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