A Case of Infantile Nephrotic Syndrome with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.
- Author:
Se Eun KIM
;
Young Sim HAN
;
Min Seop SONG
;
Woo Yeong CHUNG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreas tumors;
Percutaneous fine needle aspiration;
Cytologic diagnosis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle;
Carotid Body;
Chromatin;
Cytoplasm;
Female;
Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental*;
Humans;
Neck;
Nephrotic Syndrome*;
Nuclear Envelope;
Paraganglioma;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology
1999;3(1):100-103
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Paraganglioma is a benign tumor arising in the paraganglion system scattered throughout the body, but its cytopathologic findings arenot well known. We experienced a case of paraganglioma of carotid body diagnosed by fine needle aspiration. The patient was a 30 year-old female who suffered from the left neck mass for 3 years. The mass was 3x3crn in size without pulsation or bruit. Cytologically, the smear revealed aggregated and singly scattered tumor cells having abundant pale cytoplasm and indistinct cell borders. Their nuclei were round to oval, but enlarged nuclei were occasionally observed. The nuclear membrane was smooth with fine clumping of chromatin. Differentiation from metastatic follicular carcinoma of the thyroid gland was difficult.
