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Fine‐needle aspiration cytology of soft‐tissue calcinosis presenting as an enlarging mass in the chest wall
Author(s) -
Gupta Raj K.,
Naran Sarla,
Cheung Y.K.
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(199812)19:6<465::aid-dc13>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - medicine , soft tissue , cytology , calcinosis , fine needle aspiration cytology , radiology , fine needle aspiration , pathology , calcification , biopsy
Calcinosis cutis is an uncommon condition, and calcific deposits in patients with end‐stage renal disease are now somewhat rare, due to improvement in management. Since calcific deposits may clinically resemble a tumor, it is feasible to investigate them by fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). A 52‐yr‐old male with a history of end‐stage renal failure presented with a 2‐cm mass in the left chest wall. Within 6 mo the mass enlarged to nearly four times its original size. In view of clinical suspicion of malignancy, FNAC was performed. Cytopreparations showed abundant calcium, indicative of soft‐tissue calcinosis. The case is interesting, since the known history of end‐stage renal failure enabled the FNAC diagnosis of soft‐tissue calcinosis. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1998;19:465–467. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.