
Australian Society of CytologyCase of the Month
January 2004
Presented by:
Doug Robertson
Clinpath Laboratories
Adelaide, Australia
Specimen type:
Peritoneal fluid.
Clinical History:
Male Aged 78.Peritoneal fluid and biopsies taken at hernia repair surgery.
The small amount of fluid provided was blood stained and mucoid in appearance.
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