Number of mesothelial cells as a measure of adequacy criteria for pleural effusions: A multi-institutional study.

Erika F RodriguezPaul C MorrisVinicius CalsavaraRicardo Garcia Pastorello Mauro Ajaj Saieg

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2020)

Enumeration of mesothelial cells may improve the sensitivity of the cytological diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion, serving as an internal quality control for the test's overall accuracy.

Keyphrases

induced apoptosis
quality control
cell cycle arrest
endoplasmic reticulum stress
cell death
oxidative stress
endothelial cells