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''Pleural fluid'', ''pleural cytopathology'', ''peritoneal fluid'', and ''peritoneal cytopathology'' redirect to here. | ''Pleural fluid'', ''pleural cytopathology'', ''peritoneal fluid'', and ''peritoneal cytopathology'' redirect to here. | ||
=Specimen types= | =Overview= | ||
*[[Sensitivity]] moderate for malignancy (60%).<ref name=pmid>{{Cite journal | last1 = Karoo | first1 = RO. | last2 = Lloyd | first2 = TD. | last3 = Garcea | first3 = G. | last4 = Redway | first4 = HD. | last5 = Robertson | first5 = GS. | title = How valuable is ascitic cytology in the detection and management of malignancy? | journal = Postgrad Med J | volume = 79 | issue = 931 | pages = 292-4 | month = May | year = 2003 | doi = | PMID = 12782778 }}</ref> | |||
==Specimen types== | |||
*'''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. | ||
Note: | Note: | ||
This distinction is important as ''wash'' specimens may have pseudopapillae. | This distinction is important as ''wash'' specimens may have pseudopapillae. | ||
=Approach= | =Approach= | ||