## Abstract Differentiating reactive mesothelial cells (RMs) from metastatic adenocarcinoma cells (MAC) in serous fluids based on cytomorphologic features alone can be very challenging. Various immunocytochemical (ICC) markers have been used to maximize the diagnostic accuracy, however, cytopatholo
The identification of mesothelial cells in sediments of serous effusions
β Scribed by N. Chandler Foot
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1959
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 832 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the expert technical assistance of L. Martinez in immunocytochemistry, and M. Maset in handling and staining the specimens.