Open AccessPotential Role of Pleural Fluid Cytokine Profile in Myelomatous Pleural Effusions
Author(s) -
Junhui Xu,
Gao Liang,
Miao Yan,
Bingjie Wang,
Zhengyang Song,
Huihui Liu,
Kunyan Sun,
g Lin,
Mangju Wang,
Xiaowei Cen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
oncotargets and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1178-6930
DOI - 10.2147/ott.s324810
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , multiple myeloma , cytokine , pathology , immunology , gastroenterology
Myelomatous pleural effusion (MPE), as a presentation of extramedullary infiltration of multiple myeloma (MM), is rare and currently associated with poor outcomes without effective therapy. The potential value of cytokine detection in pleural effusion to MPE has not been reported to date.