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Human lung adenocarcinoma cell cultures derived from malignant pleural effusions as model system to predict patients chemosensitivity [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths and Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) is a frequent complication. Current therapies suffer from lack of efficacy in a great percentage of cases, especially when cancer is diagnosed at ...
CHERUBINI, EMANUELA+17 more
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Diagnostic value of calprotectin in differentiation between benign and malignant pleural effusion
Background Pleural effusion can arise as a result of more than 50 recognized causes and the differentiation between benign and malignant origin of the fluid is still a diagnostic challenge.
Omar M. Mohammed+5 more
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Objective. The aim of the study is to investigate the clinical value of matrix metalloproteinases-3 (MMP-3) and cytokeratin 19 fragment antigen 21-1 (CYFRA21-1) combined with adenosine deaminase (ADA) in pleural effusion and serum in benign and malignant
Zhiyang Xu+4 more
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Pleural Effusions in Lung Cancer: Detection and Treatment [PDF]
In all cell types of lung cancer, pleural effusion is a possible complication of disease. Paramalignant pleural effusions [PMPE] are not a consequence of malignant disease spreading to pleura.
Cosovic, Danilo+2 more
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Isolation Techniques of Micro/Nano‐Scaled Species for Biomedical Applications
Separating micro/nano‐scale bioparticles from samples is essential for disease diagnosis, prevention, and monitoring. Therefore, a comprehensive overview of the latest advanced separation technologies is provided, and characteristics and limitations based on six key performance parameters, including purity, recovery rate, throughput, resolution, size ...
Qing Lu, Zhinan Zhang, Xianting Ding
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Struma Ovarii Associated with Pseudo- Meigs’Syndrome [PDF]
Struma ovarii is a specialized ovarian teratoma composed predominantly of mature thyroid tissue. It is associated with pleural effusion and ascites (Pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome) in 5% of cases.
Gangane, NM, Gulhane, SR, Sinha, RT
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Background: Unilateral pleural effusion is a challenge for a physician as the differential diagnosis is varied; sparse epidemiological data are available from India on this subject.
Neeraj Saini+4 more
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This study presents an innovative method to generate high‐quality, objectively annotated cytology datasets without relying on expert involvement. Large‐scale single‐cell DNA sequencing is used as an objective ground truth of cell annotation for generating an accurate, unbiased dataset of exfoliated tumor cells from bronchoalveolar lavage cytology ...
Yichun Zhao+10 more
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Small particle-size talc is associated with poor outcome and increased inflammation in thoracoscopic pleurodesis [PDF]
Rationale: Talc is very effective for pleurodesis, but there is concern about complications, especially acute respiratory distress syndrome. Objectives: It was the aim of this study to investigate if talc with a high concentration of small particles ...
Arellano Orden, Elena+5 more
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Background Pleural effusions can be caused by various diseases, making their diagnosis challenging. Light’s criteria are often used to distinguish transudative and exudative effusions.
Nashwa A. Amin+6 more
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