Clinical impact and reliability of pleural fluid mesothelin in undiagnosed pleural effusions.
RATIONALE: Serum mesothelin is a new biomarker for the diagnosis of mesothelioma. Patients with mesothelioma commonly present with pleural effusions. To define the clinical utility of mesothelin quantification in pleural fluid, we assessed its additional value over pleural fluid cytology and its sho...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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