Cancer ratio plus and malignant pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy study.

Hou WJ, Hao XL, Gao Y, Niu R, Tian QF, Bao RT, Tong L, Shi YN, Xu YN, Yan L, Zheng WQ, Hu ZD, Wang MY

DOI: 10.21037/tcr-2026-1587
Published: 2026 Oct 30
Container: Translational cancer research
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@article{allodium:10.21037/tcr-2026-1587,
  title = {Cancer ratio plus and malignant pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy study.},
  author = {Hou WJ and Hao XL and Gao Y and Niu R and Tian QF and Bao RT and Tong L and Shi YN and Xu YN and Yan L and Zheng WQ and Hu ZD and Wang MY},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Translational cancer research},
  doi = {10.21037/tcr-2026-1587},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.21037/tcr-2026-1587}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Cancer ratio plus and malignant pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy study.
AU  - Hou WJ
AU  - Hao XL
AU  - Gao Y
AU  - Niu R
AU  - Tian QF
AU  - Bao RT
AU  - Tong L
AU  - Shi YN
AU  - Xu YN
AU  - Yan L
AU  - Zheng WQ
AU  - Hu ZD
AU  - Wang MY
PY  - 2026
JO  - Translational cancer research
DO  - 10.21037/tcr-2026-1587
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21037/tcr-2026-1587
ER  -

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WJ, H., XL, H., Y, G., R, N., QF, T., RT, B., L, T., YN, S., YN, X., L, Y., WQ, Z., ZD, H., & MY, W. (2026). Cancer ratio plus and malignant pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy study.. Translational cancer research. https://doi.org/10.21037/tcr-2026-1587

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