Research Article

Diagnostic Value of Soluble Form of Mer Tyrosine Kinase (sMerTK) in Tuberculous Pleural Effusion and Malignant Pleural Effusion

Table 4

The sMerTK in pleural effusion caused by different histological types of lung cancer.

Histologic type of lung cancersMerTK (ng/L)

Adenocarcinoma847.77 ± 508.0441 (80.4%)
Small cell811.60 ± 728.646 (11.7%)
Squamous cancer494.29 ± 177.044 (7.8%)