Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Pulmonary Hamartoma: A Report of Two Cases / 대한세포병리학회지
Korean Journal of Cytopathology
; : 31-34, 2000.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Pulmonary hamartoma is an uncommon benign tumor consisting of a mixture of loose fibromyxoid tissue, cartilage, fat, and cleft-like spaces lined by cuboidal or ciliated epithelium. Cytologically, the presence of a mesenchymal component is essential for the diagnosis of pulmonary hamartoma. We report the fine needle aspiration cytologic findings of two cases of pulmonary hamartoma. Case 1 was a 71-year-old woman with a mass, measuring 1.8X1.5 cm in the upper lobe of the right lung. Case 2 was a 51-year-old woman with a mass, measuring 2.3 x 2.0 cm in the lower lobe of the right lung. Fine needle aspiration cytology of both pulmonary masses revealed several sheets of loose fibromyxoid tissue fragments with focal cartilaginous differentiation and a few clusters of bland cuboidal epithelial cells on the bloody background. The diagnosis was histologically confirmed by needle biopsy.
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Main subject:
Biopsy, Needle
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Cartilage
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Diagnosis
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Epithelial Cells
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Epithelium
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Hamartoma
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Lung
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Cytopathology
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article