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Serous Effusion Anatomy, Biology, and Pathophysiology

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This chapter discusses the discovery, embryology, anatomy, and histology of serous membranes along with their function and the general morphologic characteristics. The mechanics of fluid production, circulation, and resorption are described along with the pathogenesis of various diseased states.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Loyola University Health Systems, Loyola University, Maywood, IL, USA

    Stefan E. Pambuccian

  2. Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Miguel Perez-Machado

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  1. Cellular Pathology, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Ashish Chandra

  2. Gynecology, Breast and Cytopathology Joint Pathology Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA

    Barbara Crothers

  3. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI, USA

    Daniel Kurtycz

  4. Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty of Porto University and Unit of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology Porto University, Porto, Portugal

    Fernando Schmitt

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Pambuccian, S.E., Perez-Machado, M. (2020). Serous Effusion Anatomy, Biology, and Pathophysiology. In: Chandra, A., Crothers, B., Kurtycz, D., Schmitt, F. (eds) The International System for Serous Fluid Cytopathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53908-5_12

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