Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

ANALYSIS OF CELL BLOCK VERSUS SMEAR EXAMINATION IN EFFUSIONS

Dr. Jilla. Rajitha, Dr. Madhavi Reddy

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 AIMS:  To assess the utility of the cell block preparation method in increasing the sensitivity of cytodiagnosis of effusions & to evaluate the primary site malignant effusions wherever needed with the help of immunohistochemistry.

MATERIALS&METHODS:  A total of 120 cases were studied in a period of Nov.2010–June 2012. They were subjected to routine smear examination as well as cell block preparation.

RESULTS: Out of 120 cases, 12 cases were found be malignant effusions. Among 120 cases 95 pleural,18 peritoneal,7 pericardial effusions. Using a combination of the cell block & smear technique yielded 3 more malignant cases than what were detected using smears by themselves.

CONCLUSION: Cell block technique provides high cellularity, better architectural pattern, morphological features & an additional yield of malignant cells &thereby increasing the sensitivity of the cytodiagnosis when compared with cytosmear technique

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr.Jilla.Rajitha, Dr. Madhavi Reddy, ANALYSIS OF CELL BLOCK VERSUS SMEAR EXAMINATION IN EFFUSIONS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾8 | August‾2017

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