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Demonstration of myxoid change in fine‐needle aspiration of synovial sarcoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Moffatt E. Jayne,
Liu Katharine,
Layfield Lester J.
Publication year - 1998
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(199803)18:3<188::aid-dc5>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - synovial sarcoma , medicine , sarcoma , pathology , differential diagnosis , cytopathology , fine needle aspiration , spindle cell sarcoma , cytology , biopsy
We report a case of synovial sarcoma with extensive myxoid change diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration. The patient is a 46‐year‐old woman who presented with a right paratibial mass. Aspiration cytology demonstrated a spindle cell neoplasm consistent with a synovial sarcoma but containing a prominent myxoid matrix. The clinical suspicion and cytologic diagnosis of a synovial sarcoma was confirmed by histologic and immunohistochemical findings. The cytologic differential diagnosis of spindle cell neoplasms with extensive myxoid change should be broadened to include synovial sarcoma. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1998;18:188–191. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.