Diagnostic yield of cytopathology in evaluating pericardial effusions: Clinicopathologic analysis of 419 specimens

CONCLUSIONSCytologic examination has significant diagnostic utility in the evaluation of pericardial effusions and exhibits a lower false‐negative rate compared with pericardial biopsy. Submission of pericardial biopsy alongside effusion cytology is associated with increased sensitivity for detecting malignancy and may be especially useful in the setting of low‐volume pericardial effusion. Cancer Cytopathol 2016. © 2016 American Cancer Society.

Source: Cancer Cytopathology - September 30, 2016 Category: Pathology Authors: Jad Saab, Rana S. Hoda, Navneet Narula, Syed A. Hoda, Brian E. Geraghty, Abu Nasar, Susan A. Alperstein, Jeffrey L. Port, Tamar Giorgadze Tags: Original Article Source Type: research