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Various diseases, neoplastic and non-neoplastic, tend to cause fluid build-up in the cavities between surfaces of body walls (parietal) and of organs (visceral). These body cavities include the thorax, the pericardium, the abdomen, and the tunica vaginalis testis in men. Regardless of the anatomical cavities, the surfaces are lined by serous membranes that are lined by a single layer of cytologically identical, thin and flat mesothelial cells which, when irritated, become plump, cuboidal and hyperplastic.
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Samedi, V.G., Bocklage, T. (2016). Body Cavity Fluids. In: Pitfalls in Diagnostic Cytopathology With Key Differentiating Cytologic Features. Essentials in Cytopathology, vol 27. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39809-9_10
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