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Body cavity effusions in the pediatric clinical setting can be due to a variety of causes, most notably inflammatory or neoplastic. However, other entities such as autoimmune conditions and treatment-related procedures may also be associated with effusion. Effusions and ascites are much less common in children than in adults and usually less voluminous, and thus, when these specimens are submitted, there is usually an important clinical question that needs to be addressed. The specimen should be triaged appropriately to maximize the ability to make a definitive diagnosis. This chapter covers the common and uncommon causes of effusion that can be diagnosed cytologically in children.
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Michelow, P., Dubb, M. (2017). Body Fluids. In: Monaco, S., Teot, L. (eds) Pediatric Cytopathology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53441-0_9
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