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Next generation sequencing-based molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma using pleural effusion specimens.

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2018
Background Molecular profiling of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is essential for therapeutic decision-making. Pleural effusion obtained by a non-invasive, repeatable procedure may provide an opportunity for molecular profiling and thereby possibly ...
Liping Liu, D. Shao, Q. Deng, Hailing Tang, Jingjing Wang, Jilong Liu, F. Guo, Yongping Lin, Zhiyu Peng, Mao Mao, K. Kristiansen, M. Ye, Jianxing He   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The usefulness of pleural fluid presepsin, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin in distinguishing different causes of pleural effusions

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2018
Background We aimed to determine the presepsin concentration in pleural fluid from patients with pleural effusions of different aetiologies and to compare its diagnostic value with that of pleural fluid C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT ...
Naoki Watanabe, Tomoya Ishii, Nobuyuki Kita, Nobuhiro Kanaji, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Nobuki Nanki, Yutaka Ueda, Yasunori Tojo, Norimitsu Kadowaki, Shuji Bandoh   +9 more
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Recurrent pleural effusion

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2010
A 42-year-old lady was referred for investigation of recurrent right pleural effusions over a six month period. A computed Tomography (CT) was requested to outrule an underlying malignancy. The patient had a known history of chronic renal failure, for which she was treated with peritoneal dialysis for the pre - vious four years.
O'Brien, J, Campbell, N, Torreggiani, W C   +2 more
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Is There Any Relationship between Bilateral Pleural Effusion and Blast Crisis in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia?

Journal of Oncological Sciences
Pleural effusion in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been rarely reported in medical practice. Additionally, the correlation of pleural effusion with blast crisis is unknown.
Eylül ERDİNÇ, Musa Barış AYKAN, Mükerrem SAFALI, Fikret ARPACI   +3 more
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Black pleural effusion [PDF]

The Lancet, 2015
A 56-year-old man undergoing treatment for a prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma was referred to us in May, 2014, for assessment of a massive right pleural eff usion (fi gure). Although the eff usion was large, he had only mild shortness of breath and was admitted originally for urinary incontinence.
B, Jayakrishnan, Babar, Dildar, Dawar M, Rizavi, Saif M, Al Mubaihsi, Adil, Al Kindi   +4 more
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A novel interleukin 36 gamma for diagnosing and differentiating malignant from infectious pleural effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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, Asmaa E. Mohamed, , Shimaa M.E. Wahdan, Amira E. Ramadan, Shimaa M. Mohammed, Marwa S.E. Abd-Elraouf, Kout A.M. Diab   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic value of combined pleural interleukin-33, adenosine deaminase and peripheral blood tuberculosis T cell spot detection TB for tuberculous pleurisy

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background To investigate the correlation between pleural fluid interleukin-33 (IL-33) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) and peripheral blood tuberculosis T cell spot detection (T-SPOT.TB), and the combined value of the three tests for the diagnosis of ...
Jin Fenhua, Wang Daohui, Lin Hui, Xia Xiaodong, Huang Wen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacterial Infection Elicits Heat Shock Protein 72 Release from Pleural Mesothelial Cells [PDF]

, 2013
Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been implicated in infection-related processes and has been found in body fluids during infection. This study aimed to determine whether pleural mesothelial cells release HSP70 in response to bacterial infection in vitro
Bielsa, S, Brown, JS, Creaney, J, della Vergiliana, JFV, Lansley, SM, Lee, YCG, Porcel, JM, Temple, SEL, Waterer, GW   +8 more
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Diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy in malignant pleural effusion

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017
BackgroundMedical thoracoscopy has been shown to be an efficacious procedure in diagnosing unexplained exudative pleural effusions with excellent safety. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic significance of thoracoscopy in the management of patients
Yan-bing Wu, Li-li Xu, Xiao-juan Wang, Zhen Wang, Jun Zhang, Z. Tong, Huanzhong Shi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluating Modelling Approaches for Medical Image Annotations [PDF]

, 2010
Information system designers face many challenges with regards to selecting appropriate semantic technologies and deciding on a modeling approach for their system.
Bijan Parsia, Jasmin Opitz, Ulrike Sattler   +2 more
core   +5 more sources