Diagnostic utility of cell block method combined with conventional smear cytology in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions accompanying lung cancer

Aim: Thoracenthesis is the first investigation to be done in a lung cancer patient with pleural effusion. We routinely use conventional smear studies (CSS) for diagnosis. We aimed to investigate the diagnostic utility of cell block (CB) method combined with CSS in the first thoracentesis. null Method: Forty lung cancer patients with exudative pleural effusions were included in this study. 10 ml of fresh pleural fluid sample was received from all...