Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of a Sebaceous Lymphadenoma
| Autor: | Steven C. Meschter, Jenny L Boyle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Sebaceous gland
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Histology Sebaceous lymphadenoma medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Sebaceous Gland Neoplasm Population General Medicine medicine.disease Glandular Differentiation Pathology and Forensic Medicine Parotid gland medicine.anatomical_structure Fine-needle aspiration Biopsy medicine education business |
| Zdroj: | Acta Cytologica. 48:551-554 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2650 0001-5547 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000326416 |
| Popis: | Background Sebaceous lymphadenoma is a rare, benign neoplasm, histologically characterized by proliferating islands of epithelium with sebaceous glandular differentiation in a dense, lymphocytic background. The parotid gland is the most common site, and the patient usually presents with a well-circumscribed, enlarging and painless mass. Primary sebaceous lesions of the salivary glands are very rare entities and must be differentiated from more common, potentially malignant tumors. Case A 75-year-old male presented with a 6-month history of a mass in the tail of the parotid gland. The mass was not fixed or tender to palpation, was well delineated and measured 4 cm in greatest dimension. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) revealed a mixed population of large and small lymphocytes, including plasma cells and occasional tingible body macrophages. Scattered among the lymphocytes were 3-dimensional, cohesive aggregates of epithelial cells, many demonstrating the characteristic cytoplasmic vacuolization of sebocytes, surrounded by layers of basaloid cells. No mitoses or cellular pleomorphism was identified. These findings suggested a sebaceous lymphadenoma, confirmed on biopsy. Conclusion Although sebaceous lymphadenoma is encountered infrequently, FNA findings can result in its accurate diagnosis. |
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