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: Gu Q, Hu C, Qu J Tags: Int J Clin Exp Pathol Source Type: research
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