PMC4515333_01
Right-sided massive pleural effusion associated with passive collapse of the underlying lung, and consequent contralateral shift of the heart and the mediastinum.
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F1
There was massive right sided pleural effusion, with extension to the azygoesophageal recess and a major fissure leading to passive collapse of the underlying lung, and consequent contralateral shift of the heart and the mediastinum (Figure 1).
Chest X-ray after treatment with octreotide during hospital admission.
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F2
The administration protocol for octreotide was as follows: IV Octreotide 100 mcg 3 times/day (TID) for 3 days, followed by 50 mcg TID for one week, then 50 mcg daily for 3 weeks (Figure 2), with a 3-month follow-up.