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The diagnostic usefulness of tumour markers CEA and CA-125 in pleural effusion.
Pleural effusion is a common diagnostic problem. The analysis of serum and pleural fluid for tumour markers is widely used as a diagnostic aid in clinical practice. The aim of the present study was to determine the usefulness of simultaneous quantification of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen (CA-125) in distinction of malignant from benign effusion. Data from a total of 7...
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marker’s serum concentration.1 Likewise, non-malignant liver disease can cause rises in both CEA and CA19.9.2 This patient was not as widely investigated as a previous case of raised CA125 presented in the BMJ, in which a further diagnostic laparoscopy, mammography, and oral gastroduodenoscopy was performed in a patient with ascites due to hypothyroidism.3 Because of these and other limitations...
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The sinuses are common sites of infection in children, and if clinical presentation is delayed, there is a high risk of complications including intracranial spread. We present a case of a 5-year-old boy who presented with non-specific symptoms of sinusitis. He went on to develop osteomyelitis of the frontal bone and a subperiosteal abscess known as Pott's puffy tumour. Whilst computed tomograph...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/10.suppl_4.s118