Soluble mesothelin as an early diagnostic tool in asbestos-exposed workers

K. Hollevoet, J. Van Cleemput, J. Thimpont, M. Vandeweerdt, P. De Vuyst, K. Nackaerts, J. Delanghe, C. Legrand, J. P. van Meerbeeck (Ghent, Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Brussels, Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnosis of pleural effusions and rare tumours experience
Session: Diagnosis of pleural effusions and rare tumours experience
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1919
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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