Auxiliary diagnostic value of tumor biomarkers in pleural fluid for lung cancer-associated malignant pleural effusion

Auxiliary diagnostic value of tumor biomarkers in pleural fluid for lung cancer-associated malignant pleural effusion

Abstract Background Pleural effusion (PE) can be divided into benign pleural effusion (BPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE). There is no consensus on the identification of lung cancer-associated MPE using the optimal cut-off levels from five common tumor biomarkers (CEA, CYFRA 21-1, CA125, SCC-...

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Main Authors: Hai Zhang, Changhui Li, Fang Hu, Xueyan Zhang, Yinchen Shen, Yuqing Chen, Feng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Tumor markers
Lung cancer
Pleural effusion
Serum
CEA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-020-01557-z

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