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Pleural Effusion, Malignant
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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Qualifiers
MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Tree Number(s)
C04.588.894.797.640.700
C08.528.652.700
C08.528.694.700
C08.785.640.700
Unique ID
D016066
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016066
Annotation
do not confuse with
PRIMARY EFFUSION LYMPHOMA
, often found in the pleural cavity
Scope Note
Presence of fluid in the
PLEURAL CAVITY
as a complication of malignant disease. Malignant pleural effusions often contain actual malignant cells.
Entry Term(s)
Malignant Pleural Effusion
Previous Indexing
Pleural Effusion (1966-1990)
specific neoplasm (1966-1990)
Public MeSH Note
91
History Note
91
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1990/02/12
Revision Date
2022/07/12
Allowable Qualifiers
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
chemically induced (CI)
chemistry (CH)
classification (CL)
complications (CO)
congenital (CN)
cytology (CY)
diagnosis (DI)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
diet therapy (DH)
drug therapy (DT)
economics (EC)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
epidemiology (EP)
ethnology (EH)
etiology (ET)
genetics (GE)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiopathology (PP)
prevention & control (PC)
psychology (PX)
radiotherapy (RT)
rehabilitation (RH)
surgery (SU)
therapy (TH)
urine (UR)
veterinary (VE)
virology (VI)
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Site [C04.588]
Thoracic Neoplasms [C04.588.894]
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms [C04.588.894.797]
Pleural Neoplasms [C04.588.894.797.640]
Mesothelioma, Malignant [C04.588.894.797.640.350]
Pleural Effusion, Malignant [C04.588.894.797.640.700]
Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural [C04.588.894.797.640.800]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Pleural Diseases [C08.528]
Pleural Effusion [C08.528.652]
Pleural Effusion, Malignant [C08.528.652.700]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Pleural Diseases [C08.528]
Pleural Neoplasms [C08.528.694]
Pleural Effusion, Malignant [C08.528.694.700]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms [C08.785]
Pleural Neoplasms [C08.785.640]
Mesothelioma, Malignant [C08.785.640.350]
Pleural Effusion, Malignant [C08.785.640.700]
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Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Preferred
Concept UI
M0024554
Scope Note
Presence of fluid in the
PLEURAL CAVITY
as a complication of malignant disease. Malignant pleural effusions often contain actual malignant cells.
Terms
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Preferred Term
Term UI
T047744
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1991)
Malignant Pleural Effusion
Term UI
T001111773
Date
09/20/2021
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2023)
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