Journal article
Diagnostic difficulties in the interpretation of needle aspiration material from large renal cysts
Diagnostic cytopathology, Vol.11(4), pp.380-384
12/1994
DOI: 10.1002/dc.2840110414
PMID: 7895577
Abstract
In recent years, fine‐needle‐aspiration biopsies (FNA) have been widely used in the evaluation of renal masses, with false‐positive FNA data being very uncommon. We present a case report of a 76‐yr‐old man with a 16‐cm renal cyst and what was interpreted as an isolated calcified mural nodule. Following drainage of the main cyst fluid, FNA biopsy showed atypical cell clusters thought to be positive for malignancy. Subsequent surgery failed to disclose either a residual mural nodule or evidence of malignancy. Immunoperoxidase studies performed on both the cell block and actual cyst wall suggested that the abnormal cells were histiocytes. The diagnostic pitfalls of this case, along with a review of pertinent literature, are discussed. Diagn Cytopathol 1994; 11:380–384. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Diagnostic difficulties in the interpretation of needle aspiration material from large renal cysts
- Creators
- Charles A HorwitzJ. Carlos Manivel - University of MinnesotaSubbarao InampudiKeith KayeChris S JensenMichael B Cohen
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Diagnostic cytopathology, Vol.11(4), pp.380-384
- Publisher
- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
- DOI
- 10.1002/dc.2840110414
- PMID
- 7895577
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
- eISSN
- 1097-0339
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/1994
- Academic Unit
- Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984186418002771
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