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Natural killer cell lymphoma in cytology: Breaking all the rules—a case report
Author(s) -
Wright Colleen A.,
Cooper Kum,
Leiman Gladwyn,
DavidgePitts Marilyn
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(199807)19:1<9::aid-dc3>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - lymphoma , histopathology , medicine , cytology , pathology , biopsy , t cell lymphoma , cytopathology
A testicular mass aspirate was received from a 22‐yr‐old patient with known non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma. The cells were large and pleomorphic, occurring in syncytial fragments and demonstrating abundant cytoplasm. No lymphoglandular bodies were seen. As characteristic lymphoma criteria were not present, a cytodiagnosis of germ‐cell tumor was suggested, and testicular biopsy advised. The final histopathology report, however, was of a CD 56‐positive (large‐cell) T‐natural killer cell lymphoma, of which this appears to be the first example described and illustrated cytologically. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1998;19:9–11. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.