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Malignant Pleural Effusion Due to Uterine Serous Carcinoma: An Unusual Presentation
Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female genital tract. It can rarely metastasize to the pleura and present as a malignant pleural effusion. Here we present the case of a 61-year-old female with two primary malignancies, breast and endometrium, who presented to us with shortness of...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9974524/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36874745 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34354 |
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author | Wasifuddin, Mustafa Ilerhunmwuwa, Nosakhare Uche, Ifeanyi Aiwuyo, Henry O Hakobyan, Narek Sedeta, Ephrem Perry, Jamal C Torere, Beatrice E Abowali, Hesham Ali Mararenko, Larisa |
author_facet | Wasifuddin, Mustafa Ilerhunmwuwa, Nosakhare Uche, Ifeanyi Aiwuyo, Henry O Hakobyan, Narek Sedeta, Ephrem Perry, Jamal C Torere, Beatrice E Abowali, Hesham Ali Mararenko, Larisa |
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description | Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female genital tract. It can rarely metastasize to the pleura and present as a malignant pleural effusion. Here we present the case of a 61-year-old female with two primary malignancies, breast and endometrium, who presented to us with shortness of breath. Imaging was suggestive of a malignant pleural effusion. Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracentesis were performed that were initially suggestive of a breast source. However, final pleural fluid studies showed endometrial serous carcinoma as the source of the effusion. The patient received pembrolizumab and lenvatinib treatment and continues to be followed up in our clinic. |
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spelling | pubmed-99745242023-03-02 Malignant Pleural Effusion Due to Uterine Serous Carcinoma: An Unusual Presentation Wasifuddin, Mustafa Ilerhunmwuwa, Nosakhare Uche, Ifeanyi Aiwuyo, Henry O Hakobyan, Narek Sedeta, Ephrem Perry, Jamal C Torere, Beatrice E Abowali, Hesham Ali Mararenko, Larisa Cureus Internal Medicine Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female genital tract. It can rarely metastasize to the pleura and present as a malignant pleural effusion. Here we present the case of a 61-year-old female with two primary malignancies, breast and endometrium, who presented to us with shortness of breath. Imaging was suggestive of a malignant pleural effusion. Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracentesis were performed that were initially suggestive of a breast source. However, final pleural fluid studies showed endometrial serous carcinoma as the source of the effusion. The patient received pembrolizumab and lenvatinib treatment and continues to be followed up in our clinic. Cureus 2023-01-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9974524/ /pubmed/36874745 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34354 Text en Copyright © 2023, Wasifuddin et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Internal Medicine Wasifuddin, Mustafa Ilerhunmwuwa, Nosakhare Uche, Ifeanyi Aiwuyo, Henry O Hakobyan, Narek Sedeta, Ephrem Perry, Jamal C Torere, Beatrice E Abowali, Hesham Ali Mararenko, Larisa Malignant Pleural Effusion Due to Uterine Serous Carcinoma: An Unusual Presentation |
title | Malignant Pleural Effusion Due to Uterine Serous Carcinoma: An Unusual Presentation |
title_full | Malignant Pleural Effusion Due to Uterine Serous Carcinoma: An Unusual Presentation |
title_fullStr | Malignant Pleural Effusion Due to Uterine Serous Carcinoma: An Unusual Presentation |
title_full_unstemmed | Malignant Pleural Effusion Due to Uterine Serous Carcinoma: An Unusual Presentation |
title_short | Malignant Pleural Effusion Due to Uterine Serous Carcinoma: An Unusual Presentation |
title_sort | malignant pleural effusion due to uterine serous carcinoma: an unusual presentation |
topic | Internal Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9974524/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36874745 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34354 |
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