European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 383-386, July 2009

High levels of tumor markers in pleural fluid correlate with poor survival in patients with adenocarcinomatous or squamous malignant effusions

  • Silvia Bielsa

      Affiliations

    • Pleural Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Institut de Recerça Biomèdica de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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  • Aureli Esquerda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Institut de Recerça Biomèdica de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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  • Antonieta Salud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Institut de Recerça Biomèdica de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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  • Ana Montes

      Affiliations

    • Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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  • Elena Arellano

      Affiliations

    • Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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  • Francisco Rodríguez-Panadero

      Affiliations

    • Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Hospital Universitario Vírgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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  • José M. Porcel

      Affiliations

    • Pleural Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Institut de Recerça Biomèdica de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Avda. Alcalde Rovira Roure 80, 25198 Lleida, Spain. Tel.: +34 973 248100x2431; fax: +34 973 248754.

Received 30 May 2008; received in revised form 31 October 2008; accepted 16 November 2008. published online 23 December 2008.

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PII: S0953-6205(08)00320-8

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2008.11.009

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 383-386, July 2009

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