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Pro-cathepsin D as a diagnostic marker in differentiating malignant from benign pleural effusion: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) causes substantial symptomatic burden in advanced malignancy. Although pleural fluid cytology is a commonly accepted gold standard of diagnosis, its low diagnostic yield is a challenge for clinicians. The aim of this study was to determine whether pro-cat...

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Autores principales: Choi, Hayoung, Ko, Yousang, Lee, Chang Youl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7457471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32867726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07327-w