Open AccessImprint cytology facilitating the diagnosis of primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma of iliac fossa
Author(s) -
Suman Singh,
Neelam Gupta,
Geeta R Tekta
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.103950
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , pathology , lymphoma , iliac fossa , cytology , anaplastic large cell lymphoma , large cell , immunohistochemistry , lesion , fine needle aspiration cytology , radiology , adenocarcinoma , cancer
Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (C-ALCL) is a form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that is characterized by solitary nodules and plaques. In this report, the authors present an unusual case of a 59-year-old male with a solitary ulcerofungative mass in the left iliac fossa clinically masquerading as sqaumous cell carcinoma. The imprint smears of the lesion had characterstic morphological features which helped in the diagnosis. Subsequently, the imprint cytology correlated well with the histopathology and immunohistochemical studies highlighting its utility as simple, rapid, and easy test.