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Significance of flower pot cells in effusion cytology
Author(s) -
Bharani Vani,
Singh Priya,
Gupta Nalini,
Srinivasan Radhika
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.23759
Subject(s) - medicine , serous fluid , pathology , cytology , mesothelial cell , mesothelioma , malignant cells , giemsa stain , cancer
Cells with long polar hair‐like processes referred to as ‘flower pot cells’ are a rare but beautiful morphological feature observed in effusions of diverse etiologies. This report describes these cells in effusions seen in ovarian borderline serous tumours, malignant mesothelioma and in reactive mesothelial cells with or without accompanying malignant cells. These processes were better appreciated in air‐dried May‐Grunwald‐Giemsa stained smears.