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Body cavities uid analysis is done routinely in both clinical pathology and cytology departments of Pathological laboratory. Any imbalance between uid 1. formation and removal leads to effusion, as stated by Starling's law The peritoneal, pleural, cerebrospinal and pericardial uids comprise the major chunk of 2 body uids . Accumulation of uid in various body cavities can occur in vast range of benign conditions and it also a frequent clinical presentation and complication of malignant disorder. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, Osmania general hospital Hyderabad, Telangana, India, during January 2020 to December 2020 and analyzed 880 uid samples collected from patients for cell count and cytology. The data collected was tabulated using Microsoft excel and analyzed using standard statistical tools. RESULTS -Of total 880 uids analyzed peritoneal uid (42%) constitutes the major type of uid sent frequently for analysis followed by cerebrospinal uid (41%) with male to female ratio of 1.9:1. 62.7% of uids had clear gross appearance . Of total 880 uid samples analyzed 649 samples (73.7%) had shown lymphocyte predominance. Of total 880 uids samples analyzed 9 samples (1%) were found positive for atypical cells, conrmed on cytology suggesting there malignant origin. CONCLUSION: uid aspiration from body cavities constitutes one of the common day care procedures for clinicians. Effusion uid analysis is key in delineating the background cause in the patient ranging from reactive, inammatory and malignant conditions. Fluid cell count coupled by cytological analysis of uids in pathology laboratory is a time tested tool having good sensitivity and specicity when interpreted along with biochemical parameters. |
