Clinical significance of the measurement of CA125 in pleural effusion for tuberculous pleural effusion
Abstract：Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of the measurement of CA 125 in pleural effusion for tuberculous pleural effusion .Methods Thirty confirmed tuberculous pleurisy patients who received the measure-ment CA125 of pleural effusion from January 2008 to January 2014 were pooled into observation group .The control group 30 patients were made up of patients with parapneumonic effusion or autoimmune disease patients with pleural effusion.Measurement of CA125 in all patients′pleural effusion was performed by immunochemical fluorescent assay . Intergroup statistics analysis had been carried on .Results The observation group showed CA 125<68.6 U/ml in 3 patients,68.6 U/ml≤CA125≤600 U/ml in 17,>600 U/ml in 10.The control group showed CA125<68.6 U/ml in one patient,68.6 U/ml≤CA125≤600 U/ml in 28,>600 U/ml in 1.There was statistically significance between two groups ( P<0.05 ) .Conclusion Compared with parapneumonic effusion and autoimmune-associated pleural effu-sion, concentrations of CA 125 in tuberculous pleural effusion have a tendency inclination of higher level .Further-more, the measurement of CA125 in pleural effusion appears to be beneficial for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effu -sion in non-malignant pleural effusion patients .
Keywords：CA125Tuberculous pleural effusionDiagnosis
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 418-420 )