Good response of malignant pleural effusion from carcinoma of unknown primary site to the anti-tuberculosis therapy: a case report.

Conclusion We reported a rare case of successfully treating malignant pleural effusion caused by squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary site with the anti-tuberculosis combined. This report provides useful evidences for that the anti-tubercular agents may have potential anticancer activity in some carcinomas. PMID: 23638233 [PubMed - in process]
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Int J Clin Exp Pathol Source Type: research