This chapter will review the physical characteristics and the cellular and biochemical
composition of normal human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In advance of considering the data …

Cytologic diagnosis by examination of exfoliated cells in serous cavity fluids is one of the
most challenging areas in clinical cytopathology. Almost 20% of the effusions examined are …

We present a young adult woman who developed a myxoid tumor of the pineal region
having a SMARCB1 mutation, which was phenotypically similar to the recently described …

T he lumbar puncture (spinal tap) was introduced in 1891, 1, 2 and in 1904 a French
neurologist first described malignant cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). 3 Since then …

A cytologic study of the choroid plexi of animals and humans was carried out using
impression smears (imprints, imp) to understand better the cellular changes that occur in the …

1. Khurana U, Handa U, Mohan H. Fine‑needle aspiration cytology of cutaneous granular
cell tumor: Report of two cases with special emphasis on cytological differential diagnosis. J …

Gastrointestinal cerrahide, anastomoz kaçağı çok önemli bir komplikasyondur ve yüksek
morbidite ve mortalite ile seyreder. Cerrahi teknikler, hastalar için daha verimli olmak ve post …

The lumbar puncture (spinal tap) was introduced in 1891, and in 1904 a French neurologist
first described malignant cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Since then, preparatory methods …

Imaging studies are very critical and often are initially performed in evaluating patients
presenting with signs and symptoms suggestive of central nervous system pathology. Tissue …

Soon after the introduction of lumbar puncture by Quincke and Wynter2 in 1891, early
“cytologists”(predominantly neurologists and hematologists) recognized the clinical …