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Aspiration biopsy cytology of extraabdominal desmoid tumor concurrently occurring in a patient with tumoral calcinosis
Author(s) -
Saleh Husain,
Kapadia Rehana
Publication year - 2008
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.20862
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , tumoral calcinosis , cytology , differential diagnosis , fibromatosis , aspiration biopsy , fine needle aspiration , radiology , lesion , pathology , soft tissue , neck mass , calcinosis , calcification
Extraabdominal fibromatosis or desmoid tumor (DT) is a slow growing locally aggressive soft tissue tumor that can occur anywhere in the body. We report the aspiration biopsy cytology features of a case of DT of the right neck area in a 35‐year‐old man who had a long standing history of tumoral calcinosis. The aspirate was interpreted as “benign spindle cell lesion” and confirmed as DT on histologic examination of the resected mass. We discuss the possible differential diagnoses of other benign or malignant lesions on fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy and especially discuss the aspiration cytology features of DT compared with those of tumoral calcinosis. We also discuss the value of immunohistochemical markers that help in differentiating DT from other entities. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2008;36:624–627. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.