Role of cancer ratio and other new parameters in the differential diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion
Clinics; 76 (), 2021
OBJECTIVES: We compared the diagnostic potential of cancer ratio (CR, serum lactate dehydrogenase [LDH]/pleural fluid adenosine deaminase [pfADA]), cancer ratio plus (CR plus, cancer ratio/pleural lymphocyte percentage), and age/pfADA ratio with pfADA in malignant pleural effusion. METHODS: Data from 10...