Does pleural fluid appearance really matter? The relationship between fluid appearance and cytology, cell counts, and chemical laboratory measurements in pleural effusions of patients with cancer

BACKGROUND: Previous reports have suggested that the appearance of pleural effusions (i.e., the presence or absence of blood) might help to establish the etiology of the effusions. This study explores the relationship between pleural fluid appearance and the results of chemical and cytological analy...

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Autores principales: Ozcakar, Bulent, Martinez, Carlos H, Morice, Rodolfo C, Eapen, Georgie A, Ost, David, Sarkiss, Mona G, Chiu, Hsienchang T, Jimenez, Carlos A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2933602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20718978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-5-63

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