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. 2015 Jun 1;16(Suppl 9):S3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-16-S9-S3

Table 3.

LLM classification rules for 169 patients with pleural disease.

n Diag. 1st Condition 2nd Condition 3rd Condition 4th Condition
1 MPM SMRP > 4.50 CYFRA 21-1 > 71.3 CEA ≤ 8.75
2 MPM SMRP > 2.71 88.0 < CYFRA 21-1 ≤ 2518 CEA ≤ 3.75
3 MPM SMRP > 1.60 CYFRA 21-1 > 88.0 CEA ≤ 1.55
4 MPM SMRP > 17.9 CEA ≤ 2.45
5 MTX CYFRA 21-1 > 21.8 CEA > 3.75
6 MTX 0.58 < SMRP ≤ 25.1 CYFRA 21-1 > 21.8 Positive CE
7 MTX CEA > 1.15 Positive CE
8 MTX SMRP ≤ 6.88 CYFRA 21-1 > 71.3 CEA > 1.15
9 MTX SMRP ≤ 5.26 Positive CE
10 BD CYFRA 21-1 ≤ 53.6 CEA ≤ 2.35 Negative CE
11 BD SMRP ≤ 3.79 CYFRA 21-1 ≤ 180.6 CEA ≤ 8.00 Negative CE
12 BD CYFRA 21-1 ≤ 12.7
13 BD SMRP ≤ 12.0 CEA ≤ 0.75 Negative CE
14 BD CYFRA 21-1 ≤ 86.7 CEA ≤ 0.65 Negative CE

Diag. = Diagnosis; MPM = Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; MTX = Metastasis; BD = Benign Diseases (Pleurises); CE = Cytological Examination