Recently, my father was diagnosed with a tumour in his stomach, and the doctor performed laparoscopy to do a biopsy test. We received the results of the ascitic fluid cytology report, which says reactive mesothelial effusion and no malignant cells are seen. Can you please explain what this means? Does my father have cancer

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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This suggests a non cancerous fluid, possibly due to infection, inflammation or benign effusion. No cancer found in this sample.

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