Ascitic fluid cholesterol in differential diagnosis of ascites.
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| ID: sea-87486
ABSTRACT
Cholesterol was estimated in ascitic fluid of 89 patients (29 malignant and 60 non-malignant ascites). Mean ascitic cholesterol level was significantly higher in malignant ascites (89.52 mg/dl) as compared to non-malignant ascites (29.93 mg/dl). At a cut off value of 48 mg/dl, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value and overall diagnostic accuracy for diagnosing malignant ascites is 96.5%, 96.6%, 93.3%, 98.3% and 96.6% respectively. Ascitic fluid cholesterol estimation is an easy and reliable test for differentiating malignant ascites from non-malignant ascites.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Ascites
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Cholesterol
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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