The diagnostic usefulness of ferritin measurements in pleural and peritoneal effusions has been evaluated in 57 patients. Mean (& standard error [SE]) ferritin levels were 291 f 50 ng/ml in 24 patients with noninflammatory transudates (Group I), 942 \* 253 in 15 patients with nonmalignant exudates (
Carcinoembryonic antigen in pleural effusions. Diagnostic value in malignant mesothelioma
β Scribed by Bruno Faravelli; Eugenio D'Amore; Marco Nosenzo; Pier-Giacomo Betta; Adalberto Donna
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 324 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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