Pleural Fluid Mesothelin as an Adjunct to the Diagnosis of Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma

Figure 5

Soluble mesothelin concentrations in pleural effusion supernatants of patients with (a) a final clinical diagnosis of non-MM malignancy () and (b) MM (), relative to the time of diagnosis. (×) Effusion samples with cytopathology report of normal or nondiagnostic; (⚪) effusion samples reported as being associated with inflammation or containing immune infiltrating cells.

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