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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457443803321

Autore

Ganjei-Azar Parvin

Titolo

Effusion cytology [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide to cancer diagnosis / / Parvin Ganjei-Azar, Mercè Jordà, Awtar Krishan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Demos Medical, c2011

ISBN

1-283-31757-5

9786613317575

1-935281-41-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JordàMercè

KrishanAwtar

Disciplina

616.07/582

Soggetti

Cytodiagnosis

Cancer - Diagnosis

Body fluids

Cytology - Technique

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Body-cavity fluid cytology -- General diagnostic criteria: benign versus malignant -- Types of malignancy based on conventional cytology and immunocytochemistry -- Major differential diagnoses -- Detection of the primary site of carcinomas -- Cerebrospinal fluid cytology -- Laboratory techniques -- Flow cytometry, immunoassays, and molecular techniques.

Sommario/riassunto

Today, cytology of body cavity fluids is an integral part of cancer staging. A positive diagnosis indicates a high-stage (III or IV) cancer in a majority of instances. General pathologists and cytotechnologists rely on routine cytomorphologic criteria to help oncologists in their staging of cancer patients. The diagnostic clarity, however, is challenged by many false negatives and occasional false positive results. The former is usually followed by an unnecessary surgical procedure in the case of an under-staged cancer and the latter may prevent treatment of a potentially curable disease due t