Diagnostic Value of Immunoglobulin in Malignant Pleural Effusions |
Hyun Ho Kong, Woo Sung Kim, Young Soo Shim |
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
악성 흉수에서의 면역글로부린의 진단적 의의 |
공현호, 김우성, 심영수 |
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Abstract |
In an attempt to differentiate malignant plerual effusion from non-malignant plerual effusion, immunoglobulin measurements were carried out in patients with plerual effusions.
Then mean pleural fluid j serum ratios of immunoglobulin subclass IgG, IgA, IgM were compared. The results were as followings:
1) The comparison of the amount of IgG, IgA, IgM between malignant and non-malignant pleural effusion showed no statistical difference.
2) There were no statistically significant differences in mean pleural fluid j serum ratios of IgG and IgA, but IgM ratio was increased significantly in non-malignant pleural effusions. |
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