Use of the term atypical cells in the reporting of ascitic fluid cytology: A caveat

Conclusion: Being a minimally invasive procedure, abdominal paracentesis continues to be an important diagnostic tool in guiding patient management. A proper morphological assessment with adequate clinical information and correlation with other investigations can be used to arrive at a definitive diagnosis in most cases. The term “atypical” can be misleading and is often used for want of clinical information and is best avoided.

Source: CytoJournal - June 27, 2019 Category: Pathology Authors: Radha Ramachandra Pai Krithika Damodar Shenoy Jessica Minal Pooja K Suresh Shrijeet Chakraborti Flora D Lobo Source Type: research