Table 3.
Classification of effusions from 37 dogs and 35 cats using Sysmex results in a diagnostic algorithm vs the cytologic diagnosis.
| Interpretation of Sysmex Results Using a Diagnostic Algorithm | Consensus Diagnosis Based on Cytologic Findings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acellular (Inconclusive) | Reactive or Inflammatory | Chylous | FIP | Round Cell Neoplasia | Carcinoma/Mesothelioma | Eosinophilic | Hemorrhagic | Total | |
| Transudative | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Reactive or inflammatory | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (carcinoma) | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Chylous | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Neoplastic (round cell) profile | 0 | 4 (1 mesothelial reactivity in pericardial fluid) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 (mesothelioma) | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Neoplastic (epithelial/mesothelial) profile | 1 | 2 (mesothelial reactivity in pericardial fluid) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| No consensus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 72 |
Bolded numbers indicate concordant results. FIP Indicates feline infectious peritonitis.