Beyond Drainage: Can Pleural Effusion Serve as a Natural Tamponade Against Tumor Hemorrhage? A Case Report and Mechanistic Hypothesis

Authors

• Pratyush Kumar, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Kumar Abhishek, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Pankti Shah, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Amelia Goslin, HCA Healthcare
• Archana Machavarapu, HCA Healthcare
• Catherine Joyce, HCA Healthcare
• Michael Waxman, HCA Healthcare

Files

Division

Mid America

Hospital

Centerpoint Medical Center

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2026

Disciplines

Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neoplasms | Respiratory Tract Diseases

Original Publisher

HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education

Recommended Citation

Kumar, Pratyush; Abhishek, Kumar; Shah, Pankti; Goslin, Amelia; Machavarapu, Archana; Joyce, Catherine; and Waxman, Michael, "Beyond Drainage: Can Pleural Effusion Serve as a Natural Tamponade Against Tumor Hemorrhage? A Case Report and Mechanistic Hypothesis" (2026). MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026. 26.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/midamerica2026/26