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Aspiration Biopsy Findings in Amyloid Tumor of the Cervical Vertebra

Aspiration Biopsy Findings in Amyloid Tumor of the Cervical Vertebra Acta Cytologica Aspiration Biopsy Findings in Amyloid Tumor of the Cervical Vertebra A Case Report John R. Parker, M.D., Suzanne Powell, M.D., Patricia Chevez-Barrios, M.D., Hani A. Haykal, M.D., and Mary L. Ostrowski, M.D. BACKGROUND: The differential diagnosis of destruc- Keywords: amyloid, cervical vertebrae, aspiration tive lytic lesions of the spine includes amyloid tumors. biopsy, amyloid tumor. The diagnosis of amyloid tumor with fine needle aspira- tion biopsy (FNA) is chal- Deposition of amyloid is lenging. Previous reports of usually systemic, but FNA of osseous amyloid tu- rarely, isolated, nodular The diagnosis of osseous amyloidoma mors have detailed the cyto- deposits form tumor can be made in FNA specimens. logic appearance of amyloid masses affecting a single along with lymphocytes, organ or tissue; they are plasma cells and histiocytes, referred to as amyloid tu- occasionally multinucleate or forming granulomatous le- mors, or amyloidomas. They occur most frequently sions. in the upper respiratory tract and nasal sinuses. CASE: An 84-year-old man presented with neck pain. Amyloid tumor of bone is an extremely rare lesion Radiologic studies showed a destructive, lytic lesion of C- typically characterized by massive, destructive 6, with a large, soft tissue mass. FNA yielded many acel- deposition http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

Aspiration Biopsy Findings in Amyloid Tumor of the Cervical Vertebra

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Karger
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© 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
ISSN
0001-5547
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1938-2650
DOI
10.1159/000327637
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Abstract

Acta Cytologica Aspiration Biopsy Findings in Amyloid Tumor of the Cervical Vertebra A Case Report John R. Parker, M.D., Suzanne Powell, M.D., Patricia Chevez-Barrios, M.D., Hani A. Haykal, M.D., and Mary L. Ostrowski, M.D. BACKGROUND: The differential diagnosis of destruc- Keywords: amyloid, cervical vertebrae, aspiration tive lytic lesions of the spine includes amyloid tumors. biopsy, amyloid tumor. The diagnosis of amyloid tumor with fine needle aspira- tion biopsy (FNA) is chal- Deposition of amyloid is lenging. Previous reports of usually systemic, but FNA of osseous amyloid tu- rarely, isolated, nodular The diagnosis of osseous amyloidoma mors have detailed the cyto- deposits form tumor can be made in FNA specimens. logic appearance of amyloid masses affecting a single along with lymphocytes, organ or tissue; they are plasma cells and histiocytes, referred to as amyloid tu- occasionally multinucleate or forming granulomatous le- mors, or amyloidomas. They occur most frequently sions. in the upper respiratory tract and nasal sinuses. CASE: An 84-year-old man presented with neck pain. Amyloid tumor of bone is an extremely rare lesion Radiologic studies showed a destructive, lytic lesion of C- typically characterized by massive, destructive 6, with a large, soft tissue mass. FNA yielded many acel- deposition

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Acta CytologicaKarger

Published: Jan 1, 2011

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