Australian Society of CytologyCase of the Month
November 2003
Presented by:
Marilyn Betchley
Clinpath Laboratories
Adelaide, Australia
Specimen type:
Cerebrospinal fluid.
Clinical History:
A 41 year old male presented with seizures.The laboratory received a CSF comprising <1ml of clear fluid.
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Cytospin preparations contained a small number of single atypical cells with a low nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio. An occasional cluster of cells was noted. These also had a low N/C ratio with a clearly defined cell border. The size of each of the cells seen was larger than a lymphocyte. Some degeneration was evident.
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