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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. | ||
CSF specimens | In many institutions, CSF specimens get triaged/rapidly assessed 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. | ||
#Lymphoma is a common malignancy of malignancies found in the CSF. | #Lymphoma is a common malignancy of malignancies found in the CSF. | ||
In many institutions, all CSF specimens are ''stat''. | |||
==Cerebrospinal fluid== | ==Cerebrospinal fluid== | ||
==Normal== | ==Normal== | ||