The utility of pleural amylase measurement in metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-120

  Fahim, A ^a   Kastelik, J A ^b  

^a Respiratory Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amylase isoenzyme; Pleural effusion; Pulmonary adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLOID CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; AGED; AMYLASES; BIOPSY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955615654     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2010.206     Document Type: Article

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