Fine-needle aspiration cytology and core biopsy of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the uterus: A case report

✍ Scribed by Claudia P. Molina; B. Burton Putegnat; Roberto Logroño

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 155 KB
• Volume: 24
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 8755-1039
• DOI: 10.1002/dc.1075

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is an uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm of neural origin. MPNST arising in the uterus is extremely rare. Its histologic appearance on this anatomical location has been only rarely reported. A 62‐yr‐old woman with a previous history of partial hysterectomy presented with a large pelvic mass in the uterine stump. Fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) and core biopsy were obtained under ultrasonographic guidance, and the diagnosis of MPNST was established. The cytologic and histologic findings were consistent with a spindle‐cell neoplasm suggestive of MPNST. The tumor cells were focally positive for S‐100 protein immunostain, thus providing further support for the neoplasm's nerve sheath differentiation. The patient had no history of von Recklinghausen's disease. Resection of the mass confirmed the diagnosis of MPNST. To our knowledge, the FNA cytology of MPNST in this unusual location has not been previously reported. FNA cytology, along with core biopsy and immunochemistry, is a reliable tool in the diagnosis of MPNST. Diagn. Cytopathol. 24:347–351, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.