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This article deal only with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytopathology.  An introduction to cytopathology is in the ''[[cytopathology]]'' article.
This article deal only with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytopathology.  An introduction to cytopathology is in the ''[[cytopathology]]'' article.


All CSF specimens get ''triaged'' at UHN as:
CSF specimens often get triaged/rapidly assessment as:
#They are small specimens ~ usually 1-10 ml.
#They are small specimens ~ usually 1-10 ml.
#The procedure to obtain them is non-trivial, i.e. not pleasant for the patient and not risk free.
#The procedure to obtain them is non-trivial, i.e. not pleasant for the patient and not risk free.