We report on a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in an 11-yr-old boy investigated for mild chest pain after trauma. Chest radiography showed a massive right pleural effusion. Cytological analysis of the pleural fluid demonstrated the presence of malignant small undifferentiated cells. The rhabdomyo
Tumor markers in pleural effusion diagnosis
β Scribed by Shinsuke Tamura; Tetsuya Nishigaki; Yuji Moriwaki; Hiroshi Fujioka; Takashi Nakano; Junji Fujii; Tetsuya Yamamoto; Kenji Nabeshima; Toshikazu Hada; Kazuya Higashino
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 377 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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