Results of chemical pleurodesis with mitoxantrone in malignant pleural effusion from breast cancer

Results of chemical pleurodesis with mitoxantrone in malignant pleural effusion from breast cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Carcinoma of the breast is the second leading cause of malignant pleural effusions. This study reports on the efficacy of mitoxantrone as a sclerosing agent in patients with breast cancer who had a pleural effusion as a direct conseq...

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Main Authors: Tsilikas Christodoulos, Antoniadis Theodoros, Barbetakis Nikolaos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-05-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
malignant pleural effusion
breast cancer
mitoxantrone
Karnofsky performance status
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/2/1/16

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