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    • Oncology
    • Cytopathology
    • Diagnostic techniques

    Background:

    • Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a frequent complication of cancer metastasis.
    • Accurate diagnosis of MPE is crucial for effective patient treatment.
    • Conventional cytology methods face challenges with accuracy due to obscuring inflammatory cells, while liquid-based cytology (LBC) has equipment limitations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate a new discontinuous gradient centrifugation (DGC) method for enhancing the diagnostic efficiency of MPE.
    • To compare the diagnostic performance of DGC against LBC for MPE detection.

    Main Methods:

    • A prospective analysis of 55 pleural effusion samples was conducted.
    • Samples were processed using both DGC and LBC techniques.
    • Cytoblock paraffin embedding and immunohistochemistry served as the reference standard for diagnosis.

    Main Results:

    • DGC achieved a sensitivity of 90.32% and overall accuracy of 92.72%, significantly outperforming LBC (70.97% sensitivity, 80.0% accuracy).
    • DGC showed a significantly higher negative predictive value (88.46% vs. 70.97%) compared to LBC.
    • Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis indicated a superior diagnostic performance for DGC (AUC 0.931 vs. 0.813).

    Conclusions:

    • Discontinuous gradient centrifugation (DGC) is a highly accurate and innovative technique for diagnosing malignant pleural effusion.
    • DGC surpasses LBC in diagnostic efficiency and accuracy in clinical settings.
    • The DGC method offers a promising advancement for the detection of MPE.