Clinical cases

Cytology of Pericardial Effusion in Lung Adenocarcinoma

Cytological features of metastatic pericardial effusion in lung adenocarcinoma: glandular-like complexes and cellular polymorphism are observed.

Man, 41 years old. Metastatic pericardial effusion. History: adenocarcinoma of the left lung, metastases to intrathoracic lymph nodes and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Description: cellular and nuclear polymorphism, spherical, glandular-like structures.

🙏 Material kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician, cytologist Oksana Kadantseva, Yudin City Clinical Hospital, Moscow