Diagnostic utility of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen in patients with exudative pleural effusion

BACKGROUND: Pleural effusion (PE) is presenting symptoms of many different diseases and is often a diagnostic challenge. Negative cytology in the malignant PE requires more complicated diagnostic procedures, such as closed pleural biopsy or thoracoscopic pleural biopsy. Not all the patients will be...

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Autores principales: Krishnan, Vishnu G, Kunoor, Akhilesh, Keechilath, Pavithran, Mehta, Asmita Anilkumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33687007
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_196_20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33687007
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_196_20

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