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Table 2 Concentration of TuM2-PK and CEA in serum and pleural effusion and P/S ratio in BPE and MPE

From: Evaluation of serum and pleural levels tumor M2-pyruvate kinase in lung cancer patients with pleural effusion

Marker

MPE

BPE

P value

TuM2-PK (µ/ml)

 Pleural effusion

56.38 ± 18.51

13.51 ± 1.65

0.001

 Serum

33.25 ± 11.71

9.67 ± 2.87

0.001

 P/S

1.79 ± 1.03

1.45 ± 0.46

0.034

CEA (ng/ml)

 Pleural effusion

37.28 ± 14.03

4.83 ± 0.48

0.001

 Serum

21.57 ± 5.54

4.46 ± 0.63

0.001

 P/S

1.78 ± 1.16

1.07 ± 0.08

0.021

  1. MPE: malignant pleural effusion; BPE: benign pleural effusion
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