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Diagnosis of a peripheral neuroectodermal tumour by fine needle aspiration
Author(s) -
AUGER M.,
BEDARD Y. C.,
KEATING S.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2303.1990.tb00354.x
Subject(s) - medicine , papanicolaou stain , pathology , fine needle aspiration cytology , immunocytochemistry , cytology , peripheral , neuroectodermal tumor , immunohistochemistry , cancer , cervical cancer
One case of malignant peripheral neuroectodermal tumour successfully diagnosed by cytology is presented. Although a Papanicolaou stained smear could not lead to a diagnosis more specific than a malignant small cell tumour, ancillary analytic methods performed on the cytologic material including immunocytochemistry and electron microscopy yielded the correct diagnosis of peripheral neuroectodermal tumour. This case demonstrates that a precise categorization of small round cell tumours may be achieved by cytology as long as some material is kept for immunocytochemical and ultrastructural studies.