Table 1 Characteristics of 169 patients with pleural disease according to benign and malignant pleural effusion.
From: Differential diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma using Logic Learning Machine
Diagnosis | SMRP (nmol/l) Median (IQR) | CYFRA 21-1 (ng/l) Median (IQR) | CEA (ng/l) Median (IQR) | Cytology (% of positivity) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MPM | 24.2 (8.8-55.0) | 226.6 (117.6-732.2) | 0.9 (0.5-1.5) | 32.7 |
MTX | 4.6 (2.6-10.0) | 120.9 (41.7-446.7) | 8.5 (1.4-72.8) | 50.0 |
BD | 2.8 (1.0-7.5) | 23.1 (7.8-48.8) | 1.1 (0.5-1.7) | 1.8 |