Utility of ascitic tumor markers and adenosine deaminase for differential diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis and peritoneal carcinomatosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Differential diagnosis between tuberculous peritonitis and peritoneal carcinomatosis remains challenging in clinical practice; thus, in-patients diagnosed with tuberculous peritonitis or peritoneal carcinomatosis were retrospectively enrolled, and diagnostic values of ascitic tumor markers and adenosine deaminase were determined.

Methods

Consecutive patients diagnosed with tuberculous peritonitis or peritoneal carcinomatosis were retrospectively enrolled. The pertinent data of 169 patients enrolled were collected.

Results

A panel of ascitic tumor makers (CEA, CA15-3, CA19-9) had high specificity (96.83%) and accuracy (94.67%) in the differentiation of peritoneal carcinomatosis from tuberculous peritonitis; and ascitic ADA was a good discriminator between th

SUBMITTER: Du L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9482723 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature