Difference between revisions of "Mesothelial cytopathology"

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*CEA -ve.
*CEA -ve.


==Breast carcinoma in fluid==
==Adenocarcinoma in fluid==
===Cytology===
===Cytology===
Breast adenocarcinoma in fluid - features:<ref name=Ref_APBR675>{{Ref APBR|675}}</ref>
Adenocarcinoma in fluid - features:<ref name=Ref_APBR675>{{Ref APBR|675}}</ref>
*Classically large morules (clusters of cells that are heaped/are "3-dimensional"), known as ''cannonballs'', with "community borders".
*Classically large morules (clusters of cells that are heaped/are "3-dimensional"), known as ''cannonballs'', with "community borders".
**"Community border" = smooth, low surface area border; should be differentiated from a "knobby" border seen in mesothelioma.
**"Community border" = smooth, low surface area border; should be differentiated from a "knobby" border seen in mesothelioma.
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*Lung.
*Lung.
*GI.
*GI.
====Images====
<gallery>
Image: Adenocarcinoma - pleural fluid  -- high mag.jpg | Adenocarcinoma - high mag. (WC)
Image: Adenocarcinoma - pleural fluid  -- very high mag.jpg | Adenocarcinoma - very high mag. (WC)
</gallery>


==Colorectal adenocarcinoma==
==Colorectal adenocarcinoma==
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