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Positive pleural cytology is an indicator for visceral pleural invasion in metastatic pleural effusions |
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Published in | The Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2018, vol. 12, no. 3, p. 1011-1016 | |
Abstract | In case of undiagnosed pleural effusions, it is necessary to conduct thoracentesis with pleural fluid (PF) cytology. Yet, sensitivity of PF cytology is widely variable as a result of sample size, experience, and preparation method. | |
Keywords | Aged — Exudates and Transudates/cytology — Female — Greece/epidemiology — Humans — Incidence — Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis/secondary — Male — Mesothelioma/diagnosis/secondary — Middle Aged — Pleura/pathology — Pleural Effusion — Malignant/epidemiology/pathology/surgery — Pleural Neoplasms/pathology — Retrospective Studies — Survival Rate/trends — Thoracentesis/methods — Thoracoscopy | |
Identifiers | DOI: 10.1111/crj.12619 PMID: 28245530 | |
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Research group | Groupe Gasche-Soccal Paola (958) | |
Citation (ISO format) | FROUDARAKIS, Marios E et al. Positive pleural cytology is an indicator for visceral pleural invasion in metastatic pleural effusions. In: The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2018, vol. 12, n° 3, p. 1011-1016. doi: 10.1111/crj.12619 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:111065 |