Pro-cathepsin D as a diagnostic marker in differentiating malignant from benign pleural effusion: a retrospective cohort study | BMC Cancer | Full Text

Pro-cathepsin D as a diagnostic marker in differentiating malignant from benign pleural effusion: a retrospective cohort study | BMC Cancer | Full Text

Pro-cathepsin D as a diagnostic marker in differentiating malignant from benign pleural effusion: a retrospective cohort study

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) causes substantial symptomatic burden in advanced malignancy. Although pleural fluid cytology is a commonly accepted gold standard of diagnosis, its low diagnostic yield is a c...

Authors:Hayoung Choi, Yousang Ko and Chang Youl Lee

Citation:BMC Cancer 2020 20:825

Content type:Research article

 

Published on: 31 August 2020

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