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The study aims to demonstrate how effective body fluid cytology is in diagnosing malignancies.

Utility of Body Fluid Cytology in the Detection of Malignancy

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The study aims to demonstrate how effective body fluid cytology is in diagnosing malignancies.
Conducted in a pathology department with patients aged 21 to 90 years.
Included cytological examination of pleural, peritoneal, and pericardial fluids.
Compared various cytological techniques: wet preparation, permanent slide preparation, cytospin, and cell block.
Fifteen point six percent of 300 cases had malignant effusions.
Cell block method showed the highest sensitivity at 83%, compared to other methods.
Ascitic fluid was more common in females (66.8%) and pleural fluid in males (63.6%).

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Randomized trial demonstrates higher sensitivity in detecting malignancy using cell block cytology in diverse fluid samples.

Mhase et al. (2026) studied this question.

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