Diagnostic accuracy of the cancer ratio for the prediction of malignant pleural effusion: evidence from a validation study and meta-analysis

Diagnostic accuracy of the cancer ratio for the prediction of malignant pleural effusion: evidence from a validation study and meta-analysis

AbstractObjective This study aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of serum LDH to pleural ADA ratio (cancer ratio, CR)for malignant pleural effusion (MPE) through an original study and meta-analysis.Methods We retrospectively collected data from 145 patients with MPE and 117 cases of benign pleur...

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Main Authors: Ying Zhang, Xiaoou Li, Junhui Liu, Xueru Hu, Chun Wan, Rui Zhang, Yongchun Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Annals of Medicine
Subjects:
Malignant pleural effusion
cancer ratio
carcinoembryonic antigen
diagnosis
meta-analysis
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2021.1906943

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