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Aspiration cytology of Wilms' tumor: Correlation of cytologic and histologic features
Author(s) -
Akhtar Mohammed,
Ali Mohammed Ashraf,
Sackey Kwesi,
Sabbah Rajeh,
Burgess Annie
Publication year - 1989
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.2840050308
Subject(s) - wilms' tumor , pathology , cytology , medicine , cytopathology , stromal cell , biopsy , fine needle aspiration , aspiration biopsy
Abstract We examined the cytomorphologic features of fine‐needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) specimens from 23 Wilms' tumor patients. The findings were correlated with histopathologic patterns from these tumors. The study revealed a close resemblance between the cytologic and histopathologic appearance of various cellular elements in Wilms' tumors. The major cellular patterns seen in Wilms' tumor include blastemal cells, blastemal cells with epithelial differentiation, blastemal cells with tubular differentiation, and stromal elements. It is hoped that recognition of these cellular components in aspiration smears will be helpful in establishing an FNAB diagnosis of Wilms' tumor.