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  • Title: [Usefulness of examining levels of carcinoembryonic antigen in pleural fluid for establishing the cause of pleural effusion].
    Author: Broniek A, Rogińska E, Zych J, Kwiek S.
    Journal: Pneumonol Alergol Pol; 1994; 62(5-6):239-45. PubMed ID: 7920273.
    Abstract:
    The levels of CEA in pleural effusion fluid and serum were determined in 132 patients with pleural effusions. Malignancy was the cause of pleurisy in 92 patients, in the remaining 40 patients the cause of pleurisy were non-malignant disorders. CEA levels exceeding 15 ng/ml were found in 42/92 patients with malignancy (45.7%) and in 2 patients with non-malignant disorders (5.0%). The serum CEA levels exceeded the value of 15 ng/ml in 23/92 patients with malignancy (25.0%) and in 1 patient of the remaining group (2.5%).
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