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Cytomorphology of Lipomatous Tumors of Soft Tissue

Cytomorphology of Lipomatous Tumors of Soft Tissue Acta Cytologica Cytomorphology of Lipomatous Tumors of Soft Tissue Kusum Kapila, M.D., F.I.A.C., FRC Path, Nandita Ghosal, M.D., Satyajit Singh Gill, M.D., and Kusum Verma, M.D., M.I.A.C., FAMS OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cytomorphologic features the well-differentiated liposarcomas, 3 of the 10 pleo- of benign and malignant lipomatous tumors of soft tissue morphic liposarcomas and 8 of the 17 myxoid liposarco- on fine needle aspirates mas were diagnosed as such (FNA) and determine if the on FNA. Cytologic diagnosis variants of liposarcoma could of the remaining 9 cases of FNAC can be a useful diagnostic tool be identified. myxoid liposarcoma were STUDY DESIGN: FNA of pleomorphic liposarcoma (1); in the preoperative diagnosis of histologically documented liposarcoma, ?type (3); ma- benign and malignant lipomatous benign (51 cases) and malig- lignant mesenchymal tumor nant (39 cases) lipomatous (1); suspicious for malignan- tumors. tumors were reviewed. cy (2); and benign (2). There Twenty-six of the 51 FNA were no false positives, but from lipomas and 34 of the 39 there were 3 false nega- FNA from malignant lipomatous tumors were satisfacto- tive cases (1 well-differentiated and 2 myxoid liposarco- ry for evaluation. ma). RESULTS: FNA from 26 cases of lipomas were cellular, CONCLUSION: http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

Cytomorphology of Lipomatous Tumors of Soft Tissue

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Karger
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© 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
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0001-5547
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1938-2650
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10.1159/000326568
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Acta Cytologica Cytomorphology of Lipomatous Tumors of Soft Tissue Kusum Kapila, M.D., F.I.A.C., FRC Path, Nandita Ghosal, M.D., Satyajit Singh Gill, M.D., and Kusum Verma, M.D., M.I.A.C., FAMS OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cytomorphologic features the well-differentiated liposarcomas, 3 of the 10 pleo- of benign and malignant lipomatous tumors of soft tissue morphic liposarcomas and 8 of the 17 myxoid liposarco- on fine needle aspirates mas were diagnosed as such (FNA) and determine if the on FNA. Cytologic diagnosis variants of liposarcoma could of the remaining 9 cases of FNAC can be a useful diagnostic tool be identified. myxoid liposarcoma were STUDY DESIGN: FNA of pleomorphic liposarcoma (1); in the preoperative diagnosis of histologically documented liposarcoma, ?type (3); ma- benign and malignant lipomatous benign (51 cases) and malig- lignant mesenchymal tumor nant (39 cases) lipomatous (1); suspicious for malignan- tumors. tumors were reviewed. cy (2); and benign (2). There Twenty-six of the 51 FNA were no false positives, but from lipomas and 34 of the 39 there were 3 false nega- FNA from malignant lipomatous tumors were satisfacto- tive cases (1 well-differentiated and 2 myxoid liposarco- ry for evaluation. ma). RESULTS: FNA from 26 cases of lipomas were cellular, CONCLUSION:

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Published: Jan 1, 2011

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