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

Figure 6

Soluble mesothelin concentrations in pleural effusion supernatants reported by cytopathology as being atypical (⋄) or suspicious of malignancy (◆) in patients with a final clinical diagnosis of (a) non-MM malignancy () and (b) MM (), relative to the time of clinical diagnosis.

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