Diagnostic utility of pleural fluid and serum markers in differentiation between malignant and non-malignant pleural effusions

To evaluate the diagnostic value of four different tumor markers: cancer antigen 125 (CA-125), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), cytokeratin 19 fragment (CYFRA 21-1) and neuron specific enolase (NSE) in patients with malignant and non-malignant pleural effusion. One hundred and two patients with pleur...

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Published in:	European journal of medical research Vol. 14 Suppl 4; no. Suppl 4; pp. 128 - 133
Main Authors:	Korczynski, P, Krenke, R, Safianowska, A, Gorska, K, Abou Chaz, M B, Maskey-Warzechowska, M, Kondracka, A, Nasilowski, J, Chazan, R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 07-12-2009 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Adult Aged Antigens, Neoplasm - analysis Biomarkers - analysis CA-125 Antigen - analysis cancer antigen-125 Carcinoembryonic antigen Carcinoembryonic Antigen - analysis Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Keratin Keratin-19 - analysis Male Middle Aged neuron specific enolase pleural effusion Pleural Effusion - diagnosis Pleural Effusion, Malignant - diagnosis ROC Curve
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