scholarly journals Efficacy of pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions in breast cancer patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1425-1430 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hirata ◽  
K. Yonemori ◽  
A. Hirakawa ◽  
C. Shimizu ◽  
K. Tamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Pleural Effusions ◽  
Malignant Pleural Effusions

Effect of Chemotherapy on Removal of Indwelling Pleural Catheters in Breast Cancer Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions

Respiration ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 552-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Mitchell ◽  
Andrew Burkett ◽  
Pen Li ◽  
Tinghua Zhang ◽  
Kayvan Amjadi
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Pleural Effusions ◽  
Malignant Pleural Effusions

Steroid receptors in pleural effusions of advanced breast cancer patients

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Branković-Magić ◽  
Z. Nešković-Konstantinović ◽  
D. Nikolić-Vukosavljević ◽  
I. Spužić
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Advanced Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Primary Tumor ◽  
Steroid Receptors ◽  
Steroid Receptor ◽  
Advanced Breast ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Pleural Effusions ◽  
Receptor Status

The steroid receptor content in breast carcinoma correlates with the responsiveness of malignant cells to endocrine manipulation. Although the steroid receptor status of the primary tumor is mostly used to select systemic therapy, it was suggested that steroid receptor content should be evaluated in metastatic lesions whenever possible. In this study the estrogen and progesterone receptor content was determined biochemically in 38 pleural effusions from advanced breast cancer patients. In 17/38 patients the steroid receptor status was assessed twice during the course of the disease - at diagnosis in the primary tumor/lymph nodes, and subsequently in metastatic pleural effusion fluid. A trend towards lower receptor values in pleural fluids was evident. There was no correlation between pleural steroid receptor content and pleural response to endocrine or chemo/endocrine therapy, indicating that the usefulness of effusional steroid receptors for therapy planning of advanced breast cancer could not be confirmed in this study.

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