Gondos B, Lai C E, King E B
Acta Cytol. 1979 Jul-Aug;23(4):321-6.
An examination of body cavity fluid specimens with correlated light, transmission and scanning electron microscopy revealed several surface features that distinguished between malignant cells and atypical mesothelial cells. The microvilli of malignant cells generally were widely distributed and showed a variation in appearance, irregular overlapping and the presence of fused and branched forms. Microvilli on the surface of atypical mesothelial cells were patchy in distribution, relatively uniform in length and diameter and generally lacking in irregular forms. These findings suggest that scanning electron microscopy may be of diagnostic value in the examination of effusions in certain cases.
通过相关的光学显微镜、透射电子显微镜和扫描电子显微镜对体腔液标本进行检查，发现了一些区分恶性细胞和非典型间皮细胞的表面特征。恶性细胞的微绒毛通常分布广泛，外观各异，存在不规则重叠以及融合和分支形式。非典型间皮细胞表面的微绒毛分布呈斑片状，长度和直径相对均匀，通常没有不规则形态。这些发现表明，扫描电子显微镜在某些情况下对积液的检查可能具有诊断价值。
