Challenging differential diagnosis of an extra-adrenal paraganglioma; the role of fine needle aspiration cytology
Autor: | Charitini Salla, Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, Eirini Klapsinou, Simona Vaida, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Niki Arnogiannaki, Dimitra Daskalopoulou |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Histology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Extra-Adrenal Paraganglioma General Medicine medicine.disease Pathology and Forensic Medicine Diagnostic modalities 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Fine-needle aspiration Cytopathology Fine needle aspiration cytology Paraganglioma 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Medical history Radiology Differential diagnosis business |
Zdroj: | Diagnostic Cytopathology. 45:565-568 |
ISSN: | 8755-1039 |
Popis: | Paragangliomas are rare neoplasms that arise from neural crest cells of the autonomous system. Herein, we present a case of a 37-year-old patient with a history of retroperitoneal paraganglioma and tuberculous infection presenting with a paraganglioma of the neck that was initially misdiagnosed as metastatic tumor originating from the lungs. Cytological features from fine needle aspiration and immunocytochemistry pointed to the right diagnosis. However, distinguishing between primary and metastatic site of a paraganglioma can be very challenging due to the overlapping features of these entities. Furthermore, this case underlines the value of a detailed medical history in the era of modern diagnostic modalities. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2017;45:565-568. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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