Fine needle aspiration cytology of epithelioid variant of schwannoma--a diagnostic dilemma.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2003 Jan; 46(1): 73-6
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Epithelioid variant of schwannoma is a rare type of benign nerve sheath tumor which has an aggressive clinical course in comparison to the conventional schwannoma. We report one such case in a 53 year old female with an aspirate from a swelling in the nape of the neck. It posed a diagnostic dilemma because of its cellularity numerous groups of plump epithelioid cells along with multinucleated cells. The cells were lying in a myxoid stroma, coming singly and in nests and cords thus mimicking an epithelial tumor. The initial cytologic diagnosis of possibly a skin adnexal tumor was rendered. This case highlights the diagnostic pitfall encountered in the aspiration cytology of neurogenic tumors.
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Main subject:
Biopsy, Needle
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Neurilemmoma
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
2003
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Article
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