Table 2.
Thoracentesis Findings.
<Biochemistry> | <Cell counts> | |||||
Total protein | 5.8 | g/dL | 3,450 /µL | |||
Albumin | 1.6 | g/dL | Neutrophil | 3 | % | |
Glucose | 115 | mg/dL | Lymphocyte | 69 | % | |
Lactate dehydrogenase | 159 | U/L | (consist of plasma cells) | |||
Amylase | 152 | U/L | Histiocyte | 9 | % | |
Adenosine deaminase | 85.0 | U/L | Others | 19 | % | |
CA19-9 | <0.6 | U/mL | ||||
CEA | 2.1 | mg/mL | ||||
<Microbiology test> | ||||||
Smear | negative | |||||
Culture | negative | |||||
PCR | ||||||
Mycobacterium tuber culosis | negative | |||||
Mycobacterium avium | negative | |||||
Mycoba cterium intracellular | negative |
CA19-9: carbohydrate antigen 19-9, CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, PCR: polymerase chain reaction