Diagnostic Accuracy of Cancer in Pleural Effusion: A Combination Serum Tumor Markers and Cytology
| Autor: | Ammar Eesa Mahdi, Haider Abdul Ridha Alkafaji |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Medical Journal of Babylon, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 298-302 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1812-156X 2312-6760 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/MJBL.MJBL_407_23 |
| Popis: | Background:Cytological examination of body effusion has an essential role in different tumor staging and research of malignancy. Objectives:It is to study the diagnostic effect of serum tumor markers in differentiation between benign and malignant pleural effusion. Materials and Methods:A retrospective research was done on 39 patients (28 male and 11 female with an age range of 50–77 years old). All samples undergo diagnostic thoracocentesis. The cutoff values of serum tumor markers (CEA < 5 ng/mL; CA125 |
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