The characterization of peritoneal and pleural exudate cells from malignant effusions
β Scribed by Masaaki Oka; Shigefumi Yoshino; Shoichi Hazama; Kouji Shimoda; Takashi Suzuki
- Book ID
- 112389340
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 381 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1436-2813
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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 (
## Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive tumour of the serosal cavities which is associated with exposure to asbestos. Studies of this tumour have been limited by a paucity of wellβcharacterized human MM cell lines. In this study, 5 human MM cell lines were established from pleural