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Solitary pleural amyloid nodules occurring as coin lesions diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration biopsy
Author(s) -
Kaw Yao Tek,
Esparza Alfredo R.
Publication year - 1991
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.2840070319
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , fine needle aspiration , pathology , nodule (geology) , amyloid (mycology) , cytology , radiology , needle biopsy , paleontology , biology
Solitary pleural amyloid nodule is rare and radiologically can mimic neoplastic lesions. This report describes two cases of this entity diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration biopsy in patients without systemic amyloid deposits. The histologic, ultrastructural, and cytologic features are described.