Analysis of tumor markers in pleural effusion and serum to verify the correlations between serum tumor markers and tumor size, TNM stage of lung adenocarcinoma

Abstract Background The study of tumor markers (TM) in pleural effusion (PE) was not extensive. Methods TM in PE and serum were analyzed to determine whether TM was expressed in intrathoracic and extrathoracic tissues. To further verify the correlations between serum TM and tumor size, TNM stage of...

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Main Authors: Zhongqing Chen, Ying Wang, Min Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2809