The value of the assessment of serum and pleural Dikkopf-1 concentrations in the differentiation between malignant and non-malignant pleural effusions
Back ground: Pleural effusion remains a diagnostic challenge. A number of tumor markers might facilitate the identification of patients with malignancies. Objective: To assess the value of Dikkopf-1 concentrations in both serum and pleural fluid in the differentiation between malignant and non malig...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815300418 |