Difference between revisions of "Mesothelial cytopathology"
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*'''Wash''', e.g. ''peritoneal wash'': expect sheets of (benign squamous) cells. | *'''Wash''', e.g. ''peritoneal wash'': expect sheets of (benign squamous) cells. | ||
*'''Spontaneous''', e.g. ''pleural fluid'': usually no large sheets. | *'''Spontaneous''', e.g. ''pleural fluid'': usually no large sheets. | ||
===Approach=== | |||
Look for: | |||
#Two cell populations. | |||
#Large dark objects. | |||
#Boerner's red flags. | |||
Boerner's red flags: | |||
#3-D clusters. | |||
#*Doublet & triplets common. | |||
#*Quads-to-Quints - sweat breaks-out. | |||
#*Sextuplets... very nervous. | |||
#"Busy" slide: | |||
#*Nuclear pleomorphism. | |||
#*Too many "intermediate cells". | |||
#*Mitoses - 1-2/slide is "many". | |||
#Vacuolated cytoplasm. | |||
#Small cells with high NC ratio. | |||
===Main DDx=== | ===Main DDx=== | ||