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- Title
Comparative Evaluation Of Pleural Fluid Cytology And Pleural Histopathology In Diagnosis Of Suspected Malignant Pleural Effusion.
- Authors
Gupta, K. B.; Chaudhary, Dhruva; Sen, Rajeev
- Abstract
Comparative evaluation of pleural fluid cytology and pleural histopathology in diagnosis of suspected malignant pleural effusion K B Gupta1, Sunaina kharb2, Dhruva Chaudhary3, Rajeev Sen4 1Department of Respiratory Medicine&TB, Pt BD Sharma Post Graduate Institute Of Medical sciences, Rohtak (Haryana), India 2 Department of Respiratory Medicine&TB, Pt BD Sharma Post Graduate Institute Of Medical sciences, Rohtak (Haryana), India 3 Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, Pt BD Sharma Post Graduate Institute Of Medical sciences, Rohtak (Haryana), India 4 Department of Pathology, Pt BD Sharma Post Graduate Institute Of Medical sciences, Rohtak (Haryana), India ABSTRACT Background Suspected malignant pleural effusion is diagnosed using pleural fluid cytology and any histopathological examination of pleural tissue either taken by closed biopsy needle or thoracoscopic guided biopsy. Both the methods are used frequently . cytology is easy and has less complication Methods The present study compare pleural fluid cytology and pleural histopathology in 40 patients suspected of malignant pleural effusion . Age, clinical features, radiological investigations, and pleural fluid cytology and pleural biopsy either closed or by thoracoscopic method were evaluated. Results Of 40 cases with confirmed diagnosis, 17(42.5%)were females and 23 (57.5%) were males with male to female ratio 1.34:1 .The mean age in our study is 54.71 years .Malignancy was positive in, pleural biopsy in 36 (90%), pleural fluid cytology in 10(25% ), both fluid and biopsy 4(10%), only fluid 4(10%). Conclusion In suspected malignant pleural effusion cases pleural biopsy has more diagnostic yield as compare to pleural fluid cytology . combination of both pleural fluid cytology and pleural biopsy increase overall yield in diagnosis.
- Subjects
INDIA; PLEURAL effusions; CYTOLOGY; MEDICAL sciences; NEEDLE biopsy; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PULMONOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics, 2017, Vol 13, pS423
- ISSN
0973-1482
- Publication type
Article