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Angiosarcoma of the heart: pericardial fluid cytology
Author(s) -
Randall Milton B.,
Geisinger Kim R.
Publication year - 1990
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.2840060113
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial fluid , angiosarcoma , cytology , hemangiosarcoma , pericardium , radiology , pathology
The unique cytomorphologic aspects of a cardiac angiosarcoma in pericardial fluid are presented. Smears and cell block preparations revealed clusters of malignant pleomorphic oval to spindle‐shaped cells concentrically layered about amorphous acellular cores. The cytologic findings were correlated with histologic, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopic findings in the necropsy material.