Malignant mesothelioma cells secrete natriuretic peptides: Data and diagnostic clinical implications.
Vasiliki S TsolakiSotirios ZarogiannisParis ZygoulisIoannis KalomenidisRajesh JagirdarDemosthenes MakrisZoe DaniilSofia MagkoutaIoannis TriantafyllouJohn PapanikolaouKonstantinos I GourgoulianisEpaminondas ZakynthinosPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2020)
BNP is secreted from malignant mesothelial cells. In clinical practice, the pleural fluid to blood BNP ratio can help in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma.