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Fine‐needle aspiration cytology of an unusual primary lung tumor, chondrosarcoma: Case report
Author(s) -
Stanfield Barbara L.,
Powers Celeste N.,
Desch Christopher E.,
Brooks James W.,
Frable William J.
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.2840070418
Subject(s) - medicine , chondrosarcoma , fine needle aspiration , cytology , biopsy , fine needle aspiration cytology , radiology , cytopathology , lung , aspiration biopsy , percutaneous , pathology
A case of primary chondrosarcoma of the lung diagnosed by fineneedle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) cytology in a 78‐yr‐old male is presented. A mass detected on chest x‐ray and defined by CT scan was subjected to a preoperative percutaneous fine‐needle aspiration under fluoroscopic guidance. The distinctive cytologic features of pleomorphic cells nestled in lacunae surrounded by a chondromyxoid background resulted in a diagnosis of chondrosarcoma. The left upper lobectomy specimen confirmed the FNAB diagnosis and identified the tumor as arising from the left upper lobe bronchus.