We report on an uncommon entity, the so-called ''chest wall chondromatous hamartoma'' or ''mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall'' (MHCW), diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in a 6-mo-old boy. Radiologic features were those of an aggressive lesion with rib expansion and destruction
Fine-needle aspiration cytology of mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver
✍ Scribed by José A. Jiménez-Heffernan; Blanca Vicandi; Pilar López-Ferrer; Manuel Lamas; José M. Viguer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 195 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
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✦ Synopsis
The cytologic appearance of mesenchymal hepatic hamartoma in a 2-yr-old boy is described. Smears disclosed small groups and isolated, benign-appearing spindle cells admixed with scarce amounts of myxoid stroma and normal ductal cells and hepatocytes. Although the findings were nonspecific, cytology may rule out many other diagnostic possibilities and increases the preoperative capacity of clinical and image studies, leading to a more rational therapeutic decision.
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