Metastatic Lung Cancer : Complications
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Side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy; Further spread of the cancer; Pleural effusions (fluid between the lung and chest wall), which can cause shortness of breath; Pericardial effusions (fluid around the heart), which can cause short...
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A pericardial effusion is a fluid collection that develops between the pericardium, the lining of the heart, and the heart itself. Pericardial effusions can be found in up to 20% of cancer patients at autopsy, but of those, only about 30% would have had symptoms from their effusions.
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A pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid between the layers of the membrane that lines the lungs and chest cavity.
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Pleural effusion occurs when too much fluid collects in the pleural space (the space between the two layers of the pleura). It is commonly known as " water on the lungs.
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Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. The pleural space is the region between the outer surface of each lung (visceral pleurae) and the membrane that surrounds each lung (parietal pleurae).
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