Clinical cases

Pleural Fluid Cytology: Identify Cells in Smear

Clinical case: 88-year-old female patient in cardiology with IHD. Evaluate pleural fluid smear cytology and identify cells in microphotographs.

Anonymous question from a subscriber. 📸 Photographs of a pleural fluid smear. Question – what are these cells? Help! 🙏

Patient, 88 years old, cardiology department. Complaints of periodic heart pain. History of IHD, hypertension. What do you think about the cells in the smear? Share your opinion!