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Pleural Fluid Cytology - Cytology Exam of Pleural Fluid
Results and Values
What do the test results mean?
No cancerous or malignant cells are usually present in pleural fluid.
If cancerous cells are found, a malignant tumor is present. This tumor could be lung cancer, breast cancer, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, or any other cancer that has spread to the lungs from somewhere else in the body.