Positive pleural cytology is an indicator for visceral pleural invasion in metastatic pleural effusions

Froudarakis, Marios E; Plojoux, Jérôme Pierre Olivier; Kaspi, Elise; Anevlavis, Stavros; Laroumagne, Sophie; Karpathiou, Georgia; Roca, Elisa; Adler, Dan Elie; Dutau, Hervé; Astoul, Philippe

doi:10.1111/crj.12619

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Title		Positive pleural cytology is an indicator for visceral pleural invasion in metastatic pleural effusions
Authors		Froudarakis, Marios E Plojoux, Jérôme Pierre Olivier Kaspi, Elise Anevlavis, Stavros Laroumagne, Sophie Karpathiou, Georgia Roca, Elisa Adler, Dan Elie Dutau, Hervé Astoul, Philippe show all authors [1 - 10]
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
Full text		Article (Published version) (328 Kb) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine
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