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Post-Lobectomy Pleura build up - does it ever resolve on its own?
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Welcome @cassueriose, I'm sorry to hear about your nephew. There are certainly cases where surgery isn't done for many reasons and the other treatments are successful. He's fortunate to have others like you, that care so much, as part of his family.
Is his tumor a lung cancer? Is he being treated at a cancer center that the family trusts? Have they tried to treat the pleural effusion at all?
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@lls8000 ..hi thank you for your interest. His tumor is in the ,lung and they couldn’t do a biopsy because it was close to artery they now said there is cells in fluid and looks like a small tumor on hip takes Chemo I have now looked into a cancer center in uk and there are two good ones with excellent credentials he has made an appt. For second opinion. which I think is a good move. It’s a three hour journey from his home. Trains travel there a few times daily. I was thinking of the tumor how do they know if it’s malignant without a biopsy ? He gets the infusion when fluid builds up.
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