Microscopy of CSF and Body Fluids

Course overview

Short description: In this lecture Dr. Tracy George focuses on the microscopy of cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, and pericardial fluid. Both normal and abnormal cell types will be shown and features that help distinguish benign from malignant cytology will be discussed. Recommendations for additional ancillary studies will also be explored. Objectives: 1. Describe different cytopreparatory methods for body fluids. 2. Define transudate versus exudate and how this is used to help define the etiology of a body fluid. 3. Distinguish benign from malignant cytology in CSF and body fluids. 4. Explore the variability of mesothelial cell morphology