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Pleural Effusion Cytology in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Cytological findings in pleural effusion with metastatic breast cancer: atypical tumor cell clusters, polymorphism, and malignancy criteria.

Oksana Kadantseva Oksana Kadantseva 1 min
Cytological preparation of pleural effusion: cluster of atypical breast cancer cells
Cytological preparation of pleural effusion: cluster of atypical breast cancer cells
Pleural fluid smear: tumor cells, vacuolization, and mitotic figure
Pleural fluid smear: tumor cells, vacuolization, and mitotic figure
Cytological preparation of effusion: glandular-like complex of adenocarcinoma cells
Cytological preparation of effusion: glandular-like complex of adenocarcinoma cells
Smear of pleural fluid sediment: aggregates of metastatic cells against a background of erythrocytes
Smear of pleural fluid sediment: aggregates of metastatic cells against a background of erythrocytes

🔬 Cytology. Pleural Effusion. Metastatic Breast Cancer.

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

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