{"paper_id":"ebb5dad5-9c99-42e9-aa54-2ee63b6efe76","body_text":"Abstract\nPeritoneal washing is usually performed to rule out neoplasia or malignancy. Often benign findings such as endometriosis and endosalpingiosis pose a diagnostic challenge to differentiate from a low-grade malignancy. This chapter describes the nonneoplastic lesions seen in peritoneal washings and ovary, along with the differential diagnosis.\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nReferences\nZuna RE. Diagnostic cytopathology of peritoneal washings. Cytojournal. 2022;19:9.\nSchulte JJ, Lastra RR. Abdominopelvic washings in gynecologic pathology: A comprehensive review. Diagn Cytopathol. 2016;44:1039–57.\nSelvaggi SM. Diagnostic pitfalls of peritoneal washing cytology and the role of cell blocks in their diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol. 2003;28:335–41.\nYu GH, Song SJ. Cytology of benign peritoneal fluids and pelvic washing specimens: diagnostic cytomorphologic features and pitfalls. Acta Cytol. 2023;10:1–9.\nCantley RL, Yoxtheimer L, Molnar S. The role of peritoneal washings in the diagnosis of endometriosis. Diagn Cytopathol. 2018;46:447–51.\nSun T, Pitman MB, Torous VF. Determining the significance of psammoma bodies in pelvic washings: a 10-year retrospective review. Cancer Cytopathol. 2021;129:83–9.\nParwani AV, Chan TY, Ali SZ. Significance of psammoma bodies in serous cavity fluid: a cytopathologic analysis. Cancer. 2004;102:87–91.\nZhou AG, Levinson KL, Rosenthal DL, VandenBussche CJ. Performance of ovarian cyst fluid fine-needle aspiration cytology. Cancer Cytopathol. 2018;126:112–21.\nGupta N, Rajwanshi A, Dhaliwal LK, Khandelwal N, Dey P, Srinivasan R, Nijhawan R. Fine needle aspiration cytology in ovarian lesions: an institutional experience of 584 cases. Cytopathology. 2012;23:300–7.\nPapathanasiou K, Giannoulis C, Dovas D, Tolikas A, Tantanasis T, Tzafettas JM. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the ovary: is it reliable? Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2004;31:191–3.\nAcknowledgments\nNone.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nEthics declarations\nNone.\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nSun, T., Gilani, S.M. (2023). Peritoneal Washings and Ovary. In: Gilani, S.M., Cai, G. (eds) Non-Neoplastic Cytology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44289-6_4\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44289-6_4\nPublished:\nPublisher Name: Springer, Cham\nPrint ISBN: 978-3-031-44288-9\nOnline ISBN: 978-3-031-44289-6\neBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}