Open AccessEffusion cytomorphology of small round cell tumors
Author(s) -
Kota Ikeda,
Koji Tsuta
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0970-9371.182529
Subject(s) - pathology , sarcoma , rhabdomyosarcoma , medicine , synovial sarcoma , anisocytosis , pleural effusion , effusion , radiology , surgery , anemia
Small round cell tumors (SRCTs) are a group of tumors composed of small, round, and uniform cells with high nuclear/cytoplasmic (N/C) ratios. The appearance of SRCT neoplastic cells in the effusion fluid is very rare. We reported the cytomorphological findings of SRCTs in effusion cytology, and performed statistical and mathematical analyses for a purpose to distinguish SRCTs.