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Diagnostic method for malignant pleural effusion distinguishing malignant mesothelioma from lung cancer using pleural carcinoembryonic antigen and hyaluronic acid levels

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is difficult to diagnose because of the lack of parenchymal opacities, often revealing minimal or absent pleural thickening. Furthermore, pleural effusion has diverse differential diagnoses, including malignancies, infections, as well as collagen vascular and other benign...

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Autores principales: Saraya, Takeshi, Ohkuma, Kosuke, Fujiwara, Masachika, Ishii, Haruyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8735773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35029914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000028517