Oncohematology
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Pleural Effusion
Cytomorphological features of DLBCL cells in pleural effusion: cytoplasmic vacuolization, atypical mitoses, and differential diagnosis with carcinoma and sarcoma.
Tag
Pleural Fluid
Lab test interpretation
Pleural Fluid Cytology: Breast Cancer Metastasis
Morphology of cell clusters in pleural fluid in breast cancer metastasis: features of spherical cell complexes in effusion cytology.
Lab test interpretation
Differential Diagnosis of Transudates and Exudates
Criteria for differential diagnosis of transudates and exudates: density, protein, Rivalta test, LDH activity, cholesterol, and cytological composition of effusions.
Clinical cases
Pleural Effusion Cytology in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Cytological findings in pleural effusion with metastatic breast cancer: atypical tumor cell clusters, polymorphism, and malignancy criteria.
Hematology
Hemophagocytosis in Pleural Fluid: Sediment Microscopy
Microscopic detection of hemophagocytosis in pleural fluid. Morphological signs of blood cell phagocytosis by macrophages in a cytological preparation.
Lab test interpretation
Cholesterol Crystals in Pleural Fluid: Microscopic Analysis
Morphology of cholesterol crystals in native pleural fluid: causes, diagnostic significance, and microscopic appearance. A guide for laboratory hematology.
Clinical cases
Adenocarcinoma Metastases in Pleural Fluid
Cytological examination of hemorrhagic exudate in a lung tumor: detection of metastatic glandular carcinoma cells in the pleural cavity.
Lab test interpretation
Hematoidin Crystals in Pleural Fluid Sediment: Clinical Significance
Discovering hematoidin crystals in pleural fluid: clinical significance, causes of formation from hemoglobin, and differential diagnosis.