# OnCo record pleural-effusion (term). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
@prefix schema: <https://schema.org/> .
@prefix onco: <https://onco.cc/ns#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://onco.cc/terms/pleural-effusion/>
  a schema:DefinedTerm ;
  onco:kind "term" ;
  schema:identifier "pleural-effusion" ;
  schema:name "Malignant pleural effusion and ascites"@en ;
  schema:alternateName "pleural effusion"@en, "effusion"@en, "effusions"@en, "ascites"@en, "malignant ascites"@en, "paracentesis"@en ;
  schema:description "Fluid that builds up around the lung (pleural effusion) or in the abdomen (ascites) because cancer cells irritate the lining and block lymph drainage; it causes breathlessness or a swollen, tight belly."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/terms/pleural-effusion/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-09-09"^^xsd:date ;
  schema:sameAs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_pleural_effusion> ;
  schema:citation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_pleural_effusion>, <https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/coping/physically/breathing-problems/fluid-on-lungs-pleural-effusion>, <https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng122/chapter/Palliative-interventions-and-supportive-and-palliative-care>, <https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/impacts-of-cancer/breathlessness> ;
  onco:related <https://onco.cc/terms/pleura/>, <https://onco.cc/terms/pleurodesis/>, <https://onco.cc/terms/peritoneum/>, <https://onco.cc/terms/child-pugh/> ;
  onco:cancers <https://onco.cc/cancers/nsclc/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/ovarian/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/hcc/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/mesothelioma/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/lung-cancer/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/sclc/> ;
  onco:sections <https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/> .