Abstract:Introduction:Presence of malignant cells in peritoneal fluid has serious implications as most of the times, it represents a metastasis from a distant organ, along with poor prognosis. Aim: 1) To ascertain primary site of origin from malignant ascitic fluid cases using cytoblock preparation and immunohistochemistry. 2) To find out frequency of various cancers from different parts of the body in malignant peritoneal fluid. Materials and methods: This is retrospective cross-sectional observation-based study in wh… Show more
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