The difficulty involved in the diagnosis of primary pleural neoplasms (mesotheliomas) is described. Personal experience with assays of certain chemicals in the pleural fluid is reported with evidence of the value of pH, glucose and CEA as indications of malignity.
[Diagnostic contribution of the determination of CEA, pH, glucose and lactase dehydrogenase in the pleural fluid in patients with mesothelioma]
BORASIO, Piero;OLIARO, Alberto;ARDISSONE, Francesco
1987-01-01
Abstract
The difficulty involved in the diagnosis of primary pleural neoplasms (mesotheliomas) is described. Personal experience with assays of certain chemicals in the pleural fluid is reported with evidence of the value of pH, glucose and CEA as indications of malignity.
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