Diagnostic value of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in the differentiation among bening and malignant pleural effusion

M. Botana Rial, P. Casado Rey, M. A. Andrade Olivié, A. Fernández-Villar, V. Leiro Fernández, C. Represas Represas, A. Pallarés Sanmartín, A. Cobas Paz (Vigo, Spain)

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: 1925
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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