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| Afección en la que el cáncer hace que se acumule una cantidad anormal de líquido entre las capas finas de tejido (pleura) que reviste el exterior del pulmón y la pared de la cavidad torácica. El cáncer de pulmón, el cáncer de mama, el linfoma y la leucemia causan la mayoría de las efusiones pleurales malignas. |
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