Abstract
Ascites is abnormal accumulation fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Many underlying disease can be responsiblefor causing ascites. Peritoneal fluid cytology remains the gold standard for detection of malignant cells inascites which is useful in determining staging, treatment and prognosis. This aim of this study is to describethe characteristic of the result ascitic cytology examination at Anatomical Pathology Department of ArifinAchmad Hospital Period January 2013 – December 2018. This study reviewed the anatomy pathology data.A total of 171 cases consisted of 91.8% were females and males were 8.2%. The highest number caseswere in the age group of 41-50 years (26.9%). Most ascitic fluid came from Department of Obstetric andGynecology (81.9%). The more frequent clinical diagnosis were ovarian carcinoma (19.3%) and ovariancyst (18.7%). Most ascitic cytology examination results was positive cytology (64,9%). Adenocarcinomawas commonest positive cytology (46,2%).
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