[Flow cytometry and malignant pleural mesotheliomas. Value in the histologic and cytologic diagnosis]. / Cytométrie en flux et mésothéliomes pleuraux malins. Intérêt dans le diagnostic histologique et cytologique.

ABSTRACT

To contribution the help of flow cytometry in the diagnosis of mesothelioma in pleural effusions, we studied the aneuploid frequency in paraffin-embedded pleural mesotheliomas. The low aneuploidy rate (31%) explains the moderate yield of mesothelioma diagnosis in pleural effusions. Because of the possibility of false aneuploidies, flow cytometry cannot replace of a cytologic or histopathologic evidence.