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Oncology 1990;47:62-64

Malignant Pleural Effusions: Meaning of Pleural-Fluid PH Determination Valeriano Foresti, Nadia Scolari, Antonio Villa, Elena Parish, Gianluca De Filippi, Giuseppina Guareschi III Medical Department, Fatebenefratelli-Oftalmico Hospital, Milan, Italy

Key Words. Malignant pleural effusion • Pleural-fluid pH • Corynebacterium parvum ■Pleurodesis Abstract. In 36 patients with malignant pleural effusions, we determined the pH and the glucose concentra­ tion of the pleural fluid. Twenty-one of 36 patients (58.3%) had a low pH (< 7.30) and 15 had a normal pH ( ^ 7.30; 7.13 + 0.12 vs. 7.37 + 0.05; p

Malignant pleural effusions: meaning of pleural-fluid pH determination.

In 36 patients with malignant pleural effusions, we determined the pH and the glucose concentration of the pleural fluid. Twenty-one of 36 patients (5...
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