Utility of Cancer ratio (serum LDH: pleural fluid ADA) for predicting malignancy in patients with exudative pleural effusion
Introduction: Pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. It can be transudative or exudative. Mechanisms like alteration in Starling’s forces lead to transudative effusions while inflammation and infiltration by infections, malignancy, connective tissue diseases, etc lead to...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2021-06-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_17959_41be6b3777da2e7bfd59db1934682b46.pdf |