The diagnostic implications of the pleural fluid cell differentiation
This study demonstrated that pleural fluid cell differentiation has limited diagnostic value. Although it may guide towards the likely diagnosis, it lacks diagnostic accuracy as a rule-in/out test and should be used cautiously by clinicians.
Authors
- Steven Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1713-5484)
- Sonia Patole
- Andrew R L Medford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5445-5949)
- David Arnold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-4095)
- Krishan Bansal
- Nick Maskell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-6500)
- Wei Wei Ee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6440-0626)
Institutions
- University of Bristol (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-2025-1017
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00