Diagnostic method for malignant pleural effusion distinguishing malignant mesothelioma from lung cancer using pleural carcinoembryonic antigen and hyaluronic acid levels - Saraya, Takeshi; Ohkuma, Kosuke; Fujiwara, Masachika; Ishii, Haruyuki (Medicine, 2022)
Keywords: 6700; Aged; Biomarkers, Tumor; Biomarkers, Tumor - blood; Carcinoembryonic Antigen; Carcinoembryonic Antigen - blood; Carcinoembryonic Antigen - metabolism; Female; Humans; Hyaluronic Acid; Hyaluronic Acid - blood; Hyaluronic Acid - metabolism; Lung Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis; Male; Mesothelioma; Mesothelioma - diagnosis; Mesothelioma, Malignant; Mesothelioma, Malignant - diagnosis; Middle Aged; Observational Study; Pleural Effusion, Malignant; Pleural Effusion, Malignant - diagnosis; Pleural Effusion, Malignant - etiology; Retrospective Studies; lung cancer; carcinoembryonic antigen; pleural effusion; malignant mesothelioma; hyaluronic acid