Reliable cerebrospinal fluid cytology reporting over an extended period: Is it possible by adding formol saline and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid as cell preservative?
Kanika RastogiLavleen SinghArti KhatriKirtisudha MishraRanjan GuptaPublished in: Diagnostic cytopathology (2020)
Formol saline and EDTA, when mixed with the CSF in the ratio of 1:5, can preserve significant cellularity for up to 24 hours.