Vignale L, Galli G, Rossi P C, Parentini G C
Divisione di Pneumologia, U.S.L. n. 1 Lunigiana, Ospedale di Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara.
Minerva Med. 1990 Jun;81(6):455-9.
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.
评估了细胞学检查程序在恶性胸腔积液诊断中的相关性。对48例恶性疾病患者（39例转移性肿瘤，9例间皮瘤）获取的胸腔积液样本进行研究以寻找癌细胞。结果显示：32例（66.6%）患者经细胞学诊断为恶性胸腔积液；16例恶性样本未通过胸腔积液细胞学分析得到证实。根据我们的经验，恶性胸腔积液的细胞学诊断在转移性疾病中更为常见，尤其是在肺癌中。
