Risk factors for pleural effusion recurrence in patients with malignancy.

Background And Objective: The main purpose of treatment in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is symptom palliation. Currently, patients undergo repeat thoracenteses prior to receiving a definitive procedure as clinicians are not aware of the risk factors associated with fluid recurrence. The primary objective of this study was to identify risk factors associated with recurrent symptomatic MPE.

Cheerios Floating on Lung Computed Tomography Scan Revealing Cholangiocarcinoma of the Lungs.

Radiologic findings are important in narrowing differential diagnosis. This becomes imperative in unusual presentation of diseases. An uncommon finding on lung imaging is Cheerios signs.