Premium
Fine‐needle aspiration cytology of intraabdominal extralobar pulmonary sequestration: A case report
Author(s) -
Rajendiran Swaminathan,
Kapoor Vibhu,
Schoedel Karen
Publication year - 2003
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.10302
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , biopsy , differential diagnosis , pulmonary sequestration , pathology , connective tissue , radiology , cytology , lung
A 55‐yr‐old female presented with a mass near the left adrenal gland detected on a CT scan performed for breast cancer staging. A CT‐guided fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) was performed and showed scattered ciliated cells, compatible with benign respiratory‐type epithelial cells. CT‐guided needle biopsy also showed fibrocollagenous and fibroadipose connective tissue with focal respiratory type epithelium with subepithelial mucus glands. A final diagnosis of extralobar pulmonary sequestration (ELS) was rendered after surgical resection. This uncommon benign congenital malformation should be considered in the differential diagnosis of FNA of an intraabdominal mass in an adult. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2003;29:24–27. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.