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            FIGURE 24–27  Adenocarcinoma, metastases from   FIGURE 24–28  Malignant tumor (pleural fluid 3
            uterine cancer (pleural fluid 3500). Note irregular   500).
            nuclear membranes.



























                                 FIGURE 24–29  Mitotic figure in malignancy
                                 (pleural fluid 3500).


                 Mitotic  figures  may  be  found  in  normal  fluids  and  are  not  necessarily  an  indication  of
                 malignancy. The size of this mitotic figure, however, is quite large, and malignant cells were
                 easily found.
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