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Nodular hematopoiesis of the liver diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration cytology
Author(s) -
Lemos Luciano B.,
Baliga Mithra,
Benghuzzi Hamed A.,
Cason Zelma
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199701)16:1<51::aid-dc12>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - extramedullary hematopoiesis , medicine , fine needle aspiration , cytology , cytopathology , pathology , radiology , fine needle aspiration cytology , computed tomography , haematopoiesis , biopsy , stem cell , genetics , biology
A case of tumor‐like extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) of the liver diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration cytology guided by computer tomography (CT) is reported. The initial clinical diagnosis was metastatic carcinoma from an adrenal gland primary. Five other cases of tumor‐like EMH diagnosed by FNA have been presented in the literature. In two of the cases, the primary clinical diagnosis was metastatic tumor. The most common location for tumor‐like EMH is paravertebral and intrathoracic. Three such cases of paravertebral tumor‐like EMH have been diagnosed by FNA. Nodular EMH can be found rarely in other organs as in the liver. Diagn. Cytopathol. 16:51–54, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.