A study of cytological evaluation of pleural effusion
Journal Title: IP Archives of Cytology and Histopathology Research - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Effusions are extremely common and constitute a significant proportion of all cytologic specimens being examined in any laboratory of a general hospital1 Fluid analysis plays an important role in clinical medicine The major purpose of examination is for the presence of malignant cells and also to identify the effusion is of inflammatory non specific and or neoplastic originObjectives1nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp To study the age and sex wise incidence of pleural effusions2nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp To study the incidence of non neoplastic and neoplastic effusions3nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp To study the gross and microscopic features of effusionsMaterials and Methods Two years prospective study was done on 360 specimens of pleural effusions and were analysed Centrifuged smears were stained and studied with clinical correlationResults Out of 360 34295 were non neoplastic and 185 were neoplastic effusions Commonest malignancy was AdenocarcinomaConclusion Nonneoplastic lesions were common in the study Exudates were common in infections Tuberculosis Pneumonia and MalignancyKeywords Pleural effusion Exudate Malignancy
Authors and Affiliations
Ragi Swarupa Rani, Pamula Siva Kumar, Kakulapati Bharani, R. Sasidhar Raju, M. Janaki
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