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Can a pleural effusion be due to metastatic thyroid cancer?

April 26, 2017answer cancer chemotherapy effusion metastatic pleural radiation Thyroid treatment

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Can a pleural effusion be due to metastatic thyroid cancer?

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Metastatic thyroid cancer very rarely causes a pleural effusion. This invariably occurs with known or easily demonstrated lung metastases. In their absence, other causes of pleural effusion should be seriously considered.