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Fine‐needle aspiration diagnosis of sclerosing hemangioma (pneumocytoma): Report of a case and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Dettrick Andrew,
Meikle Anne,
Fong Kwun M.
Publication year - 2014
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.22877
Subject(s) - medicine , histogenesis , cytopathology , hemangioma , cytology , pathology , fine needle aspiration cytology , fine needle aspiration , radiology , immunohistochemistry , biopsy
Sclerosing hemangioma (pneumocytoma) is a rare benign lung tumor with uncertain histogenesis but characteristic histology. Reports of the cytopathology of this tumor are even rarer with only a handful of cases in the literature—many of these incorrectly diagnosed by cytology initially. Herein, we describe a case of sclerosing hemangioma diagnosed prima facie by fine‐needle aspiration cytology. A cell block preparation with accompanying immunohistochemistry was instrumental in making the diagnosis. A review of the literature is also presented. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2014;42:242–246. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.