A 2-year retrospective study on pleural effusions: A cancer centre experience.

Ediel ValerioWarley NunesJaqueline CardosoAline SantosGraziele BovolimTabata DomingosLouise De BrotMauro Ajaj Saieg

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2019)

Our 2-year retrospective study has shown a high specificity and positive predictive value for pleural cytology. The use of a five-tiered system has also shown to be highly effective, with a concordantly progressive higher ROM for the assigned diagnostic categories.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
multiple sclerosis
squamous cell
fine needle aspiration
high grade
young adults
structural basis