high-amylase pleural effusion
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Introduction
pleural fluid amylase to serum amylase ratio > 1
Etiology
- acute pancreatitis
- pancreatopleural fistula
- esophageal rupture
- malignancy, most commonly lung adenocarcinoma
More general terms
References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2018.