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Fine‐needle aspiration of six carotid body paragangliomas
Author(s) -
Fleming Marian V.,
Oertel Yolanda C.,
Ren Rodríguez E. É,
Fidler William J.
Publication year - 1993
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.2840090508
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid body , fine needle aspiration , aspirator , pathology , cytology , fine needle aspiration cytology , cytopathology , radiology , carotid arteries , biopsy , surgery , physics , thermodynamics
We report six carotid body paragangliomas diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) in five patients. A total of eight aspirations were performed. The cytologic findings are characteristic: hemorrhagic background, hypo‐ to hypercellular smears (depending on the skill of the aspirator) with cells having delicate, illdefined, vacuolated cytoplasm, pleomorphic nuclei with distinct nucleoli, rare intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions, and prominent rosette formation. No complications arose in any of the eight aspirations. FNA is a safe, accurate means of diagnosing carotid body paragangliomas. It can provide essential information for treatment planning and patient management.