Only the 2 cells in the first photo show atypia, but may be from degeneration. Others may well be benign mesothelial cells which can hug or wrap each other. Inlammatory cells are also seen.
Only the 2 cells in the first photo show atypia, but may be from degeneration. Others may well be benign mesothelial cells which can hug or wrap each other. Inlammatory cells are also seen.
I am not certain these epithelial cells are neoplastic. They may still be reactive mesothelia. If these are all we see in pleural fluid, I would not make a diagnosis of malignancy.
I am not certain these epithelial cells are neoplastic. They may still be reactive mesothelia. If these are all we see in pleural fluid, I would not make a diagnosis of malignancy.