Lactic Dehydrogenase Activity in Pleural and Peritoneal Effusions
- 1 January 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
- Vol. 11 (2) , 185-189
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365515909060432
Abstract
Lactic dehydrogenase activity in effusions from patients with metastatic cancer was higher than in the serum of these patients. The high value for the lactic dehydrogenase activity was demonstrated only in effusions containing malignant cells or in direct contact with them. A pattern similar to that in cancer patients was found in cases of pulmonary embolism and inflammatory pulmonary disease. These considerations limit the diagnostic value of lactic dehydrogenase determinations in pleural or peritoneal effusions.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY OF SEROUS EFFUSIONSAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1958