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Fine‐needle aspiration cytology of pulmonary rheumatoid nodule: Case report and review of the major cytologic features
Author(s) -
Filho Jorge Sergio Reis,
Soares Maria Fernanda,
Wal Raquel,
Christmann Romy Beatriz,
Liu Christian Bark,
Schmitt Fernando C.
Publication year - 2002
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/dc.10007
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid nodule , solitary pulmonary nodule , pathology , cytology , fine needle aspiration , nodule (geology) , rheumatoid arthritis , radiology , biopsy , disease , computed tomography , paleontology , biology
Patients with rheumatoid disease may develop extra‐articular lesions, affecting viscera and soft tissues. Pulmonary rheumatoid nodules show morphologic features reminiscent of a necrotizing inflammation of rheumatoid synovitis and differ from subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules only by their location, extension, and size. Although cytologic studies on pleural effusions in rheumatoid disease have long been performed, there are no more than three reports concerning the fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) diagnosis of pulmonary rheumatoid nodules. The authors report on a case of a 62‐yr‐old woman with rheumatoid disease in whom a FNA diagnosis of pulmonary rheumatoid nodule was successfully performed. The authors highlight the main cytologic features of the entity and emphasise the high index of clinical and pathologic suspicions needed to be able to diagnose this lesion. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2002;26:150–153; DOI 10.1002/dc.10007 © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.