Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report.
- Author:
Yeong Ju WOO
1
;
Sung Sook KIM
;
Jong Wha LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Radiology, Ulsan University Hospital.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Papillary renal cell carcinoma;
FNAC
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle*;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell*;
Cytogenetics;
Cytoplasm;
Humans;
Macrophages
- From:Korean Journal of Cytopathology
1998;9(1):95-98
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papillary renal cell carcinoma(RCC) is an uncommon subtype of RCC that has distinctive gross, histologic, and cytogenetic features. The cytologic features of FNA are abundant papillary clusters and relatively few single cells. The cells are usually small and contain uniform nuclei; numerous macrophages with foamy cytoplasm are often found in the background. We describe a case of papillary renal cell carcinoma evaluated by fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) in a 42 year-old man. The smear showed a few papillary clusters and numerous macrophages with foamy cytoplasm in the background. With adequate cellularity, papillary RCC can be distinguished reliably from non-papillary RCC by FNAC.
