Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Pulmonary Hamartoma: A Report of Two Cases.
- Author:
Jeana KIM
1
;
Kyoung Mee KIM
;
Young Sill KIM
;
An hi LEE
;
Sang In SHIM
;
Byung Kee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Kyoung Ki-Do, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pulmonary hamartoma;
Fine needle aspiration cytology;
Lung
- MeSH:
Aged;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle*;
Biopsy, Needle;
Cartilage;
Diagnosis;
Epithelial Cells;
Epithelium;
Female;
Hamartoma*;
Humans;
Lung;
Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Cytopathology
2000;11(1):31-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary hamartoma is an uncommon benign tumor consisting of a mixture of loose fibromyxoid tissue, cartilage, fat, and cleft-like spaces lined by cuboidal or ciliated epithelium. Cytologically, the presence of a mesenchymal component is essential for the diagnosis of pulmonary hamartoma. We report the fine needle aspiration cytologic findings of two cases of pulmonary hamartoma. Case 1 was a 71-year-old woman with a mass, measuring 1.8X1.5 cm in the upper lobe of the right lung. Case 2 was a 51-year-old woman with a mass, measuring 2.3 x 2.0 cm in the lower lobe of the right lung. Fine needle aspiration cytology of both pulmonary masses revealed several sheets of loose fibromyxoid tissue fragments with focal cartilaginous differentiation and a few clusters of bland cuboidal epithelial cells on the bloody background. The diagnosis was histologically confirmed by needle biopsy.
