Pleural fluid residue as a diagnostic tool for cytology-negative malignant pleural effusion: A proof-of-concept study

• Main Authors: Larry Ellee Nyanti, N-C Huan, H Y Ramarmuty, T Renganathan, M A bin Abdul Aziz, J L Low, K T Rosli, S Letcheminan, Meryl Grace Lansing, K K Sivaraman Kannan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: South African Medical Association 2023
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General); RB37-56.5 Clinical pathology. Laboratory technique
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38608/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38608/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38608/; https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.1149

Pleural fluid residue, or macroscopic tissue, circulating freely in the pleural fluid obtained through direct filtration, may carry diagnostic histopathological information. We aimed to determine the histopathological concordance of pleural fluid residue in diagnosing TPE and MPE, compared with conv...