Australian Society of CytologyCase of the Month
November 2002
Presented by:
Dr Bridget Cooke
St John of God Pathology
Perth, Australia
Specimen type:
Ascitic fluid
Clinical History:
A 42 yr old woman who presented with ascites with the differential diagnosis of ?Ovarian ?Gastric carcinoma.The laboratory received 30ml orange fluid from an ascitic tap.
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| Clusters of malignant cells with a rounded, 3-D arrangement showing a high nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio with nuclear enlargement and irregularity and cytoplasmic vacuolation | ||
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