A Peritoneal Dialysate Fluid Is Sent to the Laboratory for Analysis

question 24

Multiple Choice

A peritoneal dialysate fluid is sent to the laboratory for analysis. Patient history reveals an 85-year-old woman with a previous history of duodenal cancer that is in remission. The laboratician reviews the cytospin and notices many large cells that are smooth in appearance and have abundant, basophilic cytoplasm with smooth nuclear membrane, evenly distributed chromatin, and no nucleoli. What is the most probable identification of those cells?

• A) Small-cell duodenal carcinoma
• B) Reactive mesothelial
• C) Adenocarcinoma
• D) Ependymal

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