Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Produces Functional Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor

We report a patient with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma showingmarked elevation of neutrophils. The level of serum granulocyte-colonystimulating factor (G-CSF) was elevated (138 pg/mL; normal range,< 20 pg/mL). The patient died 6 weeks after disease progression hadbeen noted, and immunohi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2001-03, Vol.119 (3), p.981-983
Hauptverfasser:	Kasuga, Ikuma, Ishizuka, Shirou, Minemura, Kazushige, Utsumi, Kenta, Ohyashiki, Kazuma, Serizawa, Hiromi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor - biosynthesis Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor - blood granulocyte-colony stimulating factor Humans Immunoenzyme Techniques leukocytosis Male malignant mesothelioma Medical sciences Mesothelioma - metabolism Middle Aged Pleural Neoplasms - metabolism Pneumology Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum
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