Microfilaria in malignant pleural effusion: an unusual incidental finding or causative association.

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dc.contributor.authorChordiya, Anandkumar P
dc.contributor.authorDatar, Sonali S
dc.contributor.authorAgrawal, Amit K
dc.contributor.authorGadkari, Rasika U
dc.contributor.authorShrikhande, Anuradha V
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-30T09:51:52Z
dc.date.available2015-11-30T09:51:52Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstractLymphatic filariasis is common in tropical countries and is endemic in India. Filaria has a wide spectrum of presentation. Filarial lung involvement is usually in the form of tropical pulmonary eosinophilia with pulmonary infiltrates and peripheral eosinophilia. Filariasis presenting with pleural effusion is an unusual presentation. Malignancy in association with filarial pleural effusion is extremely rare and its role in tumorigenesis is controversial. In this context, we hereby report a case of 60 year old male, chronic smoker, who presented with left sided chest pain, cough, breathlessness, generalized weakness and swelling over left infrascapular region. Pleural fluid cytology repeated thrice due to degenerative changes, finally revealed malignant cells along with microfilaria. FNAC from left infrascapular swelling showed cytological features suggestive of metastatic deposits of Adenocarcinoma.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChordiya Anandkumar P, Datar Sonali S, Agrawal Amit K, Gadkari Rasika U, Shrikhande Anuradha V. Microfilaria in malignant pleural effusion: an unusual incidental finding or causative association. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2015 Oct; 3(10): 2889-2991.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-6071
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/166632
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.msjonline.org/?mno=199972en_US
dc.subjectMicrofilariaen_US
dc.subjectMalignancyen_US
dc.subjectPleural effusionen_US
dc.subjectTumorigenesisen_US
dc.titleMicrofilaria in malignant pleural effusion: an unusual incidental finding or causative association.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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