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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 7 The procedures and serum levels of IgG-4 and CEA in IgG4-related effusion and malignant effusion

From: New biomarkers for the diagnosis of pleural effusion

 

Final diagnosis

P-value

IgG4-related effusion (n= 17)

Malignant effusion (n= 32)

Pleural biopsy

3 (17.6%)

22 (68.8%)

< 0.001

Thoracoscopy

17 (100%)

9 (28.1%)

< 0.001

IgG-4 (mg/dl)

725 ± 225.45

86.90 ± 22.45

< 0.001

CEA (ng/ml)

1.21 ± 0.67

71.94 ± 15.87

< 0.001

  1. Data expressed as mean (SD) and frequency (percentage). P-value was significant if < 0.05. CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, Ig-G immunoglobulin G
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