A patient has malignant mesothelioma related to chronic asbestos exposure. What would his pleural effusion fluid likely show on laboratory analysis?
1) Erythrocytes
2) Lymphocytes
3) Normal mesothelial cells
4) Malignant mesothelial cells
A) 1, 4
B) 2, 3
C) 2, 3, 4
D) 1, 2, 4
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