Plural effusion

Hi,

Can anyone help with info re. Plural effusions?

Does anyone have a pleural effusion?
What treatments are you on?
Does the fluid have to be tested in order to get a cancer diagnosis or can they tell from the CT scan (my mum had the injected dye)

Sorry for questions. My mum has fluid next to her lung, has had a CT scan and has to go back to breast clinic on Wed for results. The only symptom she has is breathlessness sometimes.

Thanks again

hi london, i was dx with pleural effusion after last scan not causing me alot of probs really,no treatment but if gets a problem can have it drained am sure its malignant but havent had it tested but dont know why else it would be there otherwise when wasnt there 12 weeks ago , take care love rachel xxx