The clinical utility of joined detection of cancer ratio, cancer ratio plus, Interferon gamma (IFN-ϒ) & Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in differentiating lymphocytic pleural effusions

The clinical utility of joined detection of cancer ratio, cancer ratio plus, Interferon gamma (IFN-ϒ) & Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in differentiating lymphocytic pleural effusions

Abstract Background The differentiation between malignant (MPE) and tuberculous (TPE) pleural effusions should be considered in any patient with an exudative lymphocytic pleural effusion. A rapid precise diagnosis is valuable as the treatment and prognosis are totally different. The histopathologica...

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Main Authors: Dalia E. ElSharawy, Maha M. Hagras, Rasha A. Khedr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Subjects:
Tuberculous pleural effusions
Malignant pleural effusions
Cancer ratio
Carcinoembryonic antigen
Interferon gamma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43168-020-00003-4

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