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Pleural Fluid Has Pro-Growth Biological Properties Which Enable Cancer Cell Proliferation

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
ObjectivesPatients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) or pleural metastases often present with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). This study aimed to analyze the effect of pleural fluid on cancer cells.Materials and MethodsEstablished patient ...
Rachelle Asciak, Rachelle Asciak, Rachelle Asciak, Nikolaos I. Kanellakis, Nikolaos I. Kanellakis, Nikolaos I. Kanellakis, Nikolaos I. Kanellakis, Xuan Yao, Xuan Yao, Megat Abd Hamid, Megat Abd Hamid, Rachel M. Mercer, Maged Hassan, Eihab O. Bedawi, Melissa Dobson, Peter Fsadni, Stephen Montefort, Tao Dong, Tao Dong, Najib M. Rahman, Najib M. Rahman, Najib M. Rahman, Najib M. Rahman, Ioannis Psallidas, Ioannis Psallidas, Ioannis Psallidas   +25 more
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Diagnostic utility of LDH measurement for determining the etiology of modified transudate pleural effusion in cats

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Fluid analysis is an initial approach for determining the underlying causes of body cavity effusions. Modified transudate is commonly diagnosed in pleural effusion in cats, however, it provides limited diagnostic information.
Hsu Mon Hla, Vachira Hunprasit, Jedsada Siripoonsup, Anudep Rungsipipat, Anudep Rungsipipat, Araya Radtanakatikanon, Araya Radtanakatikanon   +6 more
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Microbiome profile associated with malignant pleural effusion. [PDF]

, 2020
INTRODUCTION:There is ongoing research into the development of novel molecular markers that may complement fluid cytology malignant pleural effusion (MPE) diagnosis.
Gilbert, Jack A, Gottel, Neil, Rahman, Najib M, Sanchez, Trinidad, Sharma, Anukriti, Shojaee, Samira   +5 more
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Diagnostic value of ex vivo pleural fluid interferon-gamma versus adapted whole-blood quantiferon-TB gold in tube assays in tuberculous pleural effusion

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2012
Background: Noninvasive diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (TB) remains a challenge due to the paucibacillary nature of the disease. As Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-specific T cells are recruited into pleural space in TB effusion; their indirect ...
Eman N Eldin, Asmaa Omar, Mahmoud Khairy, Adel H.M Mekawy, Maha K Ghanem   +4 more
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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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Interpreting pleural fluid results [PDF]

Clinical Medicine, 2019
Interpreting pleural fluid results correctly requires an awareness of the possible aetiologies of a pleural effusion and an understanding of the reliability of the outcome of each investigation. All results must be interpreted within each different clinical context and knowledge of the pitfalls for each test is necessary when the diagnosis is unclear ...
Mercer, RM, Corcoran, JP, Porcel, JM, Rahman, NM, Psallidas, I   +4 more
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Diagnostic utility of pleural fluid and serum markers in differentiation between malignant and non-malignant pleural effusions

European Journal of Medical Research, 2009
Study objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of four different tumor markers: cancer antigen 125 (CA-125), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), cytokeratin 19 fragment (CYFRA 21-1) and neuron specific enolase (NSE) in patients with malignant and non ...
Korczynski P, Krenke R, Safianowska A, Gorska K, Abou Chaz BM, Maskey-Warzechowska M, Kondracka A, Nasilowski1 J, Chazan R   +8 more
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Report of results of pleural biopsy (Needle biopsy and open biopsy) in 108 cases and 245 biopsies [PDF]

, 1960
1. The results of 245 pleural biopsies perfomed in 108 patients including 219 pleural needle biopsies and 26 pleural open biopsies were reported. The method of pleural biopsy seems to be superior to any other currently available diagnostic procedures for
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Can malignant and inflammatory pleural effusions in dogs be distinguished using computed tomography [PDF]

, 2017
Computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality used to investigate human patients with suspected malignant or inflammatory pleural effusion, but there is a lack of information about the clinical use of this test in dogs.
Aquino, Bedford, Benamore, Caivano, Ceribasi, Charney, D'Angelo, Dempsey, Dubielzig, Echandi, Fossum, Gumber, Hirsch, Hung, Kawashima, Lara-Garcia, Metintas, Morrison, Mott, Müller, Nakamura, Prather, Przeździecki, Rebar, Reetz, Sahin, Smith, Swinbourne, Thrall, Traill, Tyler, Vansteenkiste, Vogtli, Waite, Wang, Yamamoto   +35 more
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GLUCOSE LEVELS OF PLEURAL EFFUSION FLUID AND HER2 STATUS IN PLEURAL-METASTATIC BREAST CANCER

Majalah Biomorfologi, 2023
Highlights • Patients with breast cancer who have distant metastases are frequently impacted by pleural effusion. • HER2 status was found to be substantially correlated with glucose levels in pleural effusion fluid.
Muhammad Dhanny Irawan, Desak Gede Agung Suprabawati, Heru Purwanto   +2 more
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