Detection of mesothelin in the pleural effusion has a higher diagnostic utility than in serum for diagnostic of malignant mesothelioma

M. Sivori, P. Ferro, P. Canessa, E. Battolla, P. Dessanti, M. C. Franceschini, L. Chiaffi, A. Morabito, V. Fontana, R. Pezzi, F. Fedeli, M. P. Pistillo, S. Roncella (Sarzana, La Spezia, Genova, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Clinical problems in mediastinal and pleural malignacies
Session: Clinical problems in mediastinal and pleural malignacies
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3078
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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M. Sivori, P. Ferro, P. Canessa, E. Battolla, P. Dessanti, M. C. Franceschini, L. Chiaffi, A. Morabito, V. Fontana, R. Pezzi, F. Fedeli, M. P. Pistillo, S. Roncella (Sarzana, La Spezia, Genova, Italy). Detection of mesothelin in the pleural effusion has a higher diagnostic utility than in serum for diagnostic of malignant mesothelioma. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 3078

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