AIDS-related lymphoma diagnosed by flow cytometry of a pleural effusion.
We have presented a case in which flow cytometry of pleural fluid was applied in the diagnosis of an AIDS-related lymphoma. Flow cytometric evaluation of malignant effusions is a less invasive means of diagnosing these neoplasms than tissue biopsy.
Lee
A M
AM
Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Ga. 31208.
Katner
H P
HP
D000328:Adult; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*