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Malignant cells [#/volume] in Pleural fluid
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LP31549-6 Malignant cells
In medicine, malignant is a clinical term that is used to describe a clinical course that progresses rapidly to death. It is typically applied to neoplasms that show aggressive behavior characterised by local invasion or distant metastasis. The change of cells from benign to malignant behavior is called malignant transformation. Usually this diagnosis is made by pathologic examination of tissues. However, often the physician during the history and physical examination can find that there have been changes in size or patient sensation and upon direct examination that there has been a change in the lesion itself. Malignant transformation is a synonym for progression to malignancy. Transformation may take place as a primary or a secondary process. Although malignant transformation may occur because of changes within the cell, it can be induced by inorganic toxic substances such as cadmium or arsenite and organics such as tobacco-specific nitrosamines.
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LP31549-6 Malignant cells
A neoplasm which invades serous cavities can cause malignant cells to be seen in body fluid specimens. The cells have increased cell and nuclear size, irregularly shaped nuclei, large nucleoli, high nuclear to cytomplasmic ratio, and atypical nuclear chromatin patterns. The cells can be numerous or rarely seen; some can form large clusters. Source: 2010 Hematology and Clinical Microscopy Glossary by College of Americal Pathologists (CAP).
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Malignant cells
- Property
- NCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Plr fld
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Malignant cells # Plr
- Display Name
- Malignant cells (Pleur fld) [#/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Malignant cells, Pleural fluid
Basic Attributes
- Class
- HEM/BC
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.17
- Last Updated
- Version 2.44
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
Member of these Groups Get Info
| LOINC Group | Group Name |
|---|---|
| LG32912-4 | Malignant cells| |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Células malignas: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Células malignas: |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Pahaloomulised rakud: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Pleuravedelik |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Cellules malignes: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Cellules malignes: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Cellules malignes: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Cellule maligne: Synonyms: Concentrazione Numerica Ematologia (coagulazione) conta differenziale Liquido pleurico Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | kwaadaardige cellen: |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Komórki nowotworu złośliwego: Synonyms: Komórki nowotworu złośliwego koncentracja |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Células neoplásicas: Synonyms: Cell; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Злокачественные клетки: Synonyms: Количественный Количество в объеме Плевральная жидкость Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Malign hücreler: |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 恶性肿瘤细胞: Synonyms: 单位体积内的数量或计数; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| 10*3/uL | Example UCUM Units |
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