KnowraPleural effusionLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Pleural effusion, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 3Related 4Compared with 5Pulmonary edemaCompared with: Unlike pulmonary edema, this fluid lies outside lung tissue and air spaces.AscitesCompared with: It is fluid in the chest, unlike ascites in the peritoneal cavity.PneumothoraxCompared with: It occupies the same space as pneumothorax, but with fluid rather than air.AtelectasisCompared with: An effusion may compress lung tissue and cause atelectasis, but is not the collapse itself.MesotheliomaCompared with: It is a finding that can accompany mesothelioma, not itself a malignant tumor.