GTO ID(s) | GTC2547 | GTC1526 | GTC0014 |
Disease Name | Malignant Pleural Effusion |
Synonyms | pleural tuberculosis, tuberculous pleurisy, tb pleurisy-unspec, tuberculous pleurisy, unspecified, tuberculosis, pleural, tuberculous pleuritis, tuberculosis of pleura |
Definition | DO:An extrapulmonary tuberculosis that results_in lymphocyte-predominant exudative pleural effusion, located_in pleura. This results from an allergic response to tuberculoprotein causing the permeabiltity of the pleural vasculature to alter leading to a sub-pleural caseous focus rupture into the pleural sac. |
Xref | DO:106 | EFO:0007446 | MONDO:0005922 | MSH:D014396 | NCI:C26898 |
Disease Group | Cancer |