title: [Usefulness of the determination of carcinoembryonic antigen in the pleural fluid in effusions associated with bronchial neoplasms].
abstract: The difficult problem of the diagnosis of pleural effusion linked to lung cancers is investigated. After an examination of the various diagnostic methods, CEA assays on the pleural fluid are recommended as being reasonably sensitive and highly specific in the diagnosis of neoplastic pleural effusion.
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen
vernacular_title: Utilità della determinazione dell'antigene carcino-embrionario su liquido pleurico in versamenti associati a neoplasie bronchiali.