Utility of amylase levels in malignant pleural effusions;Importancia de la determinación de la amilasa pleural en los pacientes con derrame neoplásico

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 129, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 372-374

  Haro Estarriol, Manuel ^a   Casamitjá Sot, María Teresa ^a   Álvarez Castillo, Luis Alberto ^a   Calderón López, Juan Carlos ^a   Martínez Somolinos, Sandra ^a   Sebastián Quetglas, Fernando ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amylase; Malignant pleural effusion; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ADULT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID;

EID: 35348815663     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13110211     Document Type: Article

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