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What would be d csf test evaluation values that indicates and confirms brain metastatic cancer.please explain in detail sir.
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LP with cytology : Lumbar puncture (spinal tap). Then the Pathology department spins the fluid down in a centrifuge in order to concentrate the cells. The sediment is placed on a glass slide and stained and examined by the cytopathologist for the presence of malignant cells.
Answered 1/2/2015
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