Abstract：
:One hundred and thirty six patients presenting pleural effusion and whose diagnosis was obtained by clinical, biochemical, bacteriological, cytological and histological methods have been studied and classified into seven groups: 20 transudates, 29 inflammatory, 25 tuberculosis, 25 non adenocarcinoid neoplasias, 24 adenocarcinomas, 10 mesotheliomas and 3 miscellaneous. Carcinoembryonic antigen was determined in all of them, evaluating as positives those values above 10 ng/ml, value which we consider discriminatory in our series and which agrees with the literature, finding positive values in 21 out of 24 adenocarcinomas and 3 out of 25 non adenocarcinomas. All benign pleural effusions and mesotheliomas had values lower than 10 ng/ml. The specificity to determine adenocarcinomas in neoplastic effusions was 91.48% and the sensibility was 87.5%. We consider that the CEA determination is useful to differentiate adenocarcinomas from other neoplasias and that a positive value rules out mesothelioma.
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Rev Clin Espjournal_title
Revista clinica espanolaauthors
Supervía A,Guitart AC,Rubio J,Cornudella Rkeywords:
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1992-02-01 00:00:00pages
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1578-1860journal_volume
190pub_type
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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doi：10.1016/s0014-2565(04)71567-2
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the genetic component in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is well established, some environmental factors, mainly dietary, can favor its development. The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between daily consumption of specific food groups and development of CRC. METHODS:We carried out...
journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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doi：10.1157/13063526
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1157/13119912
更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1157/13123185
更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2017.08.006
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1157/13045537
更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.1016/j.rce.2018.02.009
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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doi：10.1157/13124313
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1157/13065976
更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2017.07.006
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2017.02.014
更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0014-2565(09)71820-x
更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1157/13070751
更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2010.02.008
更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00
