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Diagnosis of mastocytosis by fine‐needle aspiration cytology
Author(s) -
Allpress Stephen M.,
Silverman Jan F.,
Finley James L.
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(199805)18:5<368::aid-dc14>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - medicine , cytology , fine needle aspiration cytology , dermatology , fine needle aspiration , pathology , biopsy
We report a case of a 28‐yr‐old man in whom mastocytosis was diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) of enlarged periaortic lymph nodes. FNA cytology revealed numerous mast cells characterized by cells having round to oval eccentrically placed nuclei and associated coarsely granular cytoplasm, most conspicuous on Diff‐Quik‐ and Giemsa‐stained smears. Lymphocytes, histiocytes, and occasional plasma cells were present in the background. We believe this paper to be the first reported case of mastocytosis diagnosed by FNA. The case demonstrates the utility of FNA in evaluating lymphadenopathy occurring in mastocytosis. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1998;18:368–370. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.