title: [Report on the study of hyaluronic acid in the diagnosis of pleural mesotheliomas: study of 100 hyaluronic acid rich effusions].
abstract: Hyaluronic acid was measured in 1580 pleural effusions. We report 100 cases of hyaluronate-rich pleural fluids. Correlations betueen clinical, radiological and histological diagnosis of mesothelioma and the characterization of hyaluronate are discussed. These data suggest the possibility of a biochemical approach for the diagnosis of pleural malignant tumours.
mesh_terms: D001195:Asbestosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000032:analysis*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D006820:Hyaluronic Acid
vernacular_title: Apport de la recherche de l'acide hyaluronique dans le diagnostic des mésothéliomes pleuraux: etude de 100 liquides a acide hyaluronique