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74 female was seen because of shortness of breath. She had undergone a mastectomy several months earlier for adenocarcinoma of the breast. A pleural effusion was noted and she underwent a thoracentesis. The cell count of the fluid included 43 RBCs/uL and 404 nucleated cells/uL. A low power view of the cytospin preparation is shown. Multiple groups of cells are noted and a moderate amount of cytoplasm in individual cells is evident.
Pleural Fluid Mast Cells - 1.
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Author: John Lazarchick
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Body fluids: abnormal cells and microorganisms with cross-references to specific diagnoses when appropriate > Metastatic tumor cells in body fluids
Published Date: 04/20/2005
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Body fluids: abnormal cells and microorganisms with cross-references to specific diagnoses when appropriate > Metastatic tumor cells in body fluids
Published Date: 04/20/2005
74 female was seen because of shortness of breath. She had undergone a mastectomy several months earlier for adenocarcinoma of the breast. A pleural effusion was noted and she underwent a thoracentesis. The cell count of the fluid included 43 RBCs/uL and 404 nucleated cells/uL. A low power view of the cytospin preparation is shown. Multiple groups of cells are noted and a moderate amount of cytoplasm in individual cells is evident.
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