Diagnosis and management of pleural effusions and mesothelioma: improving old techniques and new tools

Oral Presentation
Chairs: B. Grigoriu (Lasi, Romania), M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium)
LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: An electronic nose distinguishes the exhaled breath of patients with pleural malignant mesothelioma from subjects with professional asbestos exposure
S. D. Dragonieri, P. C. Carratu, A. P. Pinca, N. S. Schiavulli, D. C. Cavone, M. T. Tutino, G. D. Degennaro, A. S. Spanevello, O. R. Resta, P. S. Sterk, M. M. Musti (Cassano delle Murge, Bari, Tradate, Italy; Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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Cytological effects of prolonged storage of fresh pleural fluid samples
L. Antonangelo, F. Vargas, M. Acencio, T. Cabral, E. Marchi, R. Sales (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Effect of sampling phase of pleural fluid on the abundance of malignant cells in cytologic smears of effusions due to adenocarcinoma
S. Michaelides, V. Handrinos, K. Theodoros, G. Goulas, P. Mania, G. Bablekos (Athens, Greece)
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Does positron emission tomography (PET/CT) have a role to play in the management of patients presenting with pleural changes suggestive of malignancy
E. Bellamy, A. Deveraj, G. Plant, J. Hall, M. Britton (London, United Kingdom)
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Validation of soluble mesothelin: design and preliminary results of a Belgian multicentric observational study
K. Hollevoet, E. Kellen, K. Nackaerts, J. Thimpont, P. Germonpré, P. De Vuyst, L. Bosqueé, J. Delanghe, C. Legrand, J. P. van Meerbeeck (Ghent, Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)
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Application of cytogenetic molecular techniques in pleural effusions
D. Rosolen, L. Kulikowski, M. Acencio, G. Bottura, I. Melaragno, F. Vargas, L. Antonangelo (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Neurotrophin protein expression in pleural effusions
L. Pisani, S. Mariotta, P. Bruno, L. Tabbì, G. Gencarelli, B. Sposato, C. Terzano, A. Ricci (Rome, Grosseto, Italy)
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Diagnostic values of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 in exudative pleural effusions
S. Vatansever, H. Uzun, R. Gelisgen, S. Yurt, F. Kosar (Istanbul, Turkey)
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