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Clinical Value of Tumor Markers for Determining Cause of Pleural Effusion

BACKGROUND: It is often challenging to distinguish tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) from malignant pleural effusion (MPE); thoracoscopy is among the techniques with the highest diagnostic ability in this regard. However, such invasive examinations cannot be performed on the elderly, or on those in...

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Autores principales: Gu, Yan, Zhai, Kan, Shi, Huan-Zhong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26831224
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.174501