MY Mother is getting problem of the FLUID DEPOSITION in the Pleural cavity of the LUNGS, Please suggest what can be the probable problem. Doctors have extracted the the fluid once, but after 9 months it came again. Doctor has searched for the T.B. & Malignant cells, but, they are not able to find any of them, but they are expecting Malignant cells possiblity.
Hi and thank you for asking. Fluid deposition in the lungs in medical language is called Pleural fluid. There are several diseases that can cause it. They might be lung diseases or extra lung diseases. The most common extra lung diseases are with cardiac origin (especially in both lungs) and this can explore with the laboratory examination of the fluid. Other extra lung factors are thyroid, renal, hypoalbuminemia problems. They all should be excluded by the lung specialist. In this situation the most common lung diseases are TB and probably malignancies situation. If I were your mother doctor I will do an invasive procedure called Pleural biopsy to rule out serious lung diseases. I wish a good recovery for your mother. Thank you Chat Doctor. 