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High neuron specific enolase levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with lung carcinoma: diagnostic value, relation to serum neuron specific enolase, and staging.
Dowlati, A; Bury, Thierry; CORHAY, Jean-Louis et al.
1996In Cancer, 77 (10), p. 2039-43
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Keywords :
Aged; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/chemistry; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/blood/chemistry/diagnosis; Carcinoma, Small Cell/blood/chemistry/diagnosis; Female; Humans; Lung Diseases, Obstructive/diagnosis/pathology; Lung Neoplasms/blood/chemistry/diagnosis; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase/analysis/blood; Predictive Value of Tests; Sensitivity and Specificity; Smoking
Abstract :
[en] BACKGROUND: High levels of neuron specific enolase (NSE) have recently been described in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid of patients with lung carcinoma. Although its value in serum has been extensively studied, its diagnostic value in BAL fluid in terms of sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value have not been evaluated. In addition, its value in staging and relation to serum NSE are yet unknown. METHODS: NSE levels were determined on the same day in the BAL fluid and the sera of two groups of patients: those with newly diagnosed lung carcinoma and those with smoking related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Clinical TNM staging was also performed. Levels of NSE in BAL fluid were expressed as nanograms per 100 international units of lactate dehydrogenase. BAL fluid NSE levels of the two groups were compared with staging and serum NSE. RESULTS: A highly significant difference exists in BAL NSE in the two groups. For diagnostic purposes, the simultaneous measurements of serum NSE increases its sensitivity, but specificity remains unchanged. No correlation exists between BAL NSE and serum NSE, tumor size, nodal status, or the presence of metastases. BAL NSE is a better predictor of malignancy than serum NSE. CONCLUSION: BAL fluid measurements of NSE may have diagnostic value, specially if it is simultaneously measured in the serum. However, our study does not show any value for this technique in staging of lung carcinoma. Also it has no correlation with serum NSE. Studies will have to be performed to determine if BAL NSE can predict chemotherapeutic sensitivity.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
Dowlati, A
Bury, Thierry ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Physiologie humaine et physiologie de l'effort physique
CORHAY, Jean-Louis ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Pneumologie-Allergologie
Weber, T
Mendes, P
Radermecker, Maurice ;  Université de Liège - ULiège
Language :
English
Title :
High neuron specific enolase levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with lung carcinoma: diagnostic value, relation to serum neuron specific enolase, and staging.
Publication date :
1996
Journal title :
Cancer
ISSN :
0008-543X
eISSN :
1097-0142
Publisher :
Wiley, Hoboken, United States - New Jersey
Volume :
77
Issue :
10
Pages :
2039-43
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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