Scientists have discovered a previously unidentified cell that could lead to breakthrough treatments for heart disease.

Summary: Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade is a rarely reported complication following stem cell transplant (SCT). The incidence among pediatric SCT recipients is not well defined.

In transudates (effusion protein <2.5 g dl−1), malignant cells were detectable by cytology, FISH, and combined use of both methods in 18.6, 30, and 37.1% of effusions, respectively, suggesting ...

Cancer-related pericardial effusion is associated with adverse outcomes, and abnormal cytology further worsens prognosis. The poor survival among cancer patients with pericardial effusion and abnormal ...

Lung cancer is the most common malignancy with early invasion of lymphatic nodes and is thus mostly responsible for pericardial effusion. Primary tumors of the pericardium are less common.

The International System (TIS) for reporting serous fluid cytopathology was published in December 2020 as a joint project by the International Academy of Cytology and the American Society of ...