title: [Cytological exam of the pleural fluid in the diagnosis of neoplastic pleuritis. Cases contribution].
abstract: The relevance of cytologic procedures in the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions is evaluated. Pleural fluid sample obtained from 48 patients with malignant disease (39 metastatic tumors, 9 mesotheliomas), were studied to search for cancer cells. The results were: 32 (66.6%) patients had a cytologic diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions; 16 malignant specimens were not confirm by pleural fluid cytologic analysis. In our experience the cytologic diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions are more frequent in metastatic disease, especially in lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Pneumologia, U.S.L. n. 1 Lunigiana, Ospedale di Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vignale
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galli
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Parentini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: L'esame citologico del liquido pleurico nella diagnostica delle pleuriti neoplastiche. Contributo casistico.