What should I do for pain caused by pleural effusion in lung adenocarcinoma?
Disease description:
My father-in-law has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma and is undergoing active treatment. Recently, he developed pleural effusion as a complication, accompanied by severe chest pain. Could you please advise how to manage the chest pain associated with pleural effusion in lung adenocarcinoma?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Sun Qifeng
Pain caused by pleural effusion due to lung adenocarcinoma. A more direct approach is to perform thoracic drainage, removing the pleural fluid from the body, followed by intrapleural injection of chemotherapeutic agents such as cisplatin or bleomycin to control further accumulation of fluid. Another approach involves systemic chemotherapy or targeted therapy directed at the lung adenocarcinoma itself, controlling tumor progression and thereby alleviating pain caused by pleural effusion.
