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Differential diagnosis between benign and malignant pleural effusion with dual-energy spectral CT [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Purpose To investigate the value of spectral CT in the differential diagnosis of benign from malignant pleural effusion. Method and materials 14 patients with benign pleural effusion and 15 patients with malignant pleural effusion underwent non-contrast ...
Xirong Zhang +7 more
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Malignant Pleural Effusion: Diagnosis and Treatment—Up-to-Date Perspective [PDF]
Current OncologyMalignant pleural effusion is the presence of malignant cells within the pleural fluid, representing the second most common cause of pleural exudate. Although diagnostic methods and management techniques for malignant pleural effusion have dramatically ...
Riccardo Orlandi +10 more
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Malignant pleural effusion: current understanding and therapeutic approach [PDF]
Respir ResMalignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common complication of thoracic and extrathoracic malignancies and is associated with high mortality and elevated costs to healthcare systems.
Francesca Gonnelli +7 more
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The significance of Fas, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand and fibrinolytic factors in the assessment of malignant pleural effusion [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2022 Few studies have examined the usefulness of soluble apoptotic markers for the screening of pleural effusion. This study aimed to investigate the significance of Fas, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and fibrinolytic factors
Choi Jong Weon +2 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Decade in Review
Diagnostics, 2022 Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common complication of thoracic and extrathoracic malignancies and is associated with high mortality. Treatment is mainly palliative, with symptomatic management achieved via effusion drainage and pleurodesis ...
Blake A Jacobs +4 more
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Nature Nanotechnology, 2021 Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is indicative of terminal malignancy with a uniformly fatal prognosis. Often, two distinct compartments of tumour microenvironment, the effusion and disseminated pleural tumours, co-exist in the pleural cavity, presenting
Yang Liu +15 more
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Single-cell analysis of diverse immune phenotypes in malignant pleural effusion
Nature Communications, 2021 The complex interactions among different immune cells have important functions in the development of malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Here we perform single-cell RNA sequencing on 62,382 cells from MPE patients induced by non-small cell lung cancer to ...
Zhong-Yin Huang +11 more
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023 Aim To investigate the diagnostic value of combined detection of SHOX2 and RASSF1A gene methylation with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level in diagnosing malignant pleural effusion.
Shaosen Chen +4 more
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Pleural biomarkers in diagnostics of malignant pleural effusion: a narrative review
Translational Lung Cancer Research, 2021 Although cytology and pleural biopsy of pleural effusion (PE) are the gold standards for diagnosing malignant pleural effusion (MPE), these tools’ diagnostic accuracy is plagued by some limitations such as low sensitivity, considerable inter-observer ...
Man Zhang, Li Yan, G. Lippi, Zhi-De Hu
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Interleukin‐5‐producing malignant pleural mesothelioma with eosinophilic pleural effusion
Thoracic Cancer, 2020 Malignant tumors are often associated with eosinophilic pleural effusion. Here, we encountered a case of interleukin‐5 (IL‐5)‐producing malignant pleural mesothelioma with eosinophilic pleural effusion. The patient was a 50‐year‐old male.
Eiji Takeuchi +6 more
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