腹水是腹腔的分泌液,在正常情况下腹腔只分泌少量稀薄液体,起润滑作用,以利腹腔中各个器官的运动。在病理情况下如腹腔发生炎症、肿瘤时,腹腔分泌可以明显增多而形成腹水,同时出现各种细胞如炎症细胞、红细胞和脱落的间皮细胞;在发生肿瘤时则可出现各种肿瘤细胞。对腹水患者结合临床进行细胞学检查同时配合其他检查,一般可作出诊断。 Ascites is the secretory fluid of the abdominal cavity. Under normal circumstances, only a small amount of thin liquid is secreted in the abdominal cavity, which acts as a lubricant to facilitate the movement of various organs in the abdominal cavity. In the case of pathological conditions, such as abdominal inflammation, tumor, abdominal secretion can be significantly increased and the formation of ascites, while a variety of cells such as inflammatory cells, red blood cells and shedding of mesothelial cells; in the occurrence of tumors can occur in a variety of tumor cells. For patients with ascites combined with clinical cytology at the same time with other tests, diagnosis can generally be made.