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Ascitic Fluid Cytology: Multinucleated Mesothelial Cells

Morphological features of multinucleated (polyploid) mesothelial cells with microvilli during microscopic examination of ascitic fluid sediment.

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Cytological preparation of ascitic fluid: multinucleated mesothelium with microvilli

🧪 Ascitic fluid. 🔬 Multinucleated (polyploid) mesothelial cells with microvilli.

🙏 Photos and description kindly provided by KDL biologist Yulia Guseva GBUZ Belorechenskaya Central District Hospital.

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