Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Sparganosis.
- Author:
Sung Suk PAENG
1
;
Yoon Ju KIM
;
Seong Eun YANG
;
Hee Jin CHANG
;
Jung Il SUH
;
Young Chun MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, National Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Fine needle aspiration cytology;
Sparganosis;
Calcospherule;
Granuloma
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle*;
Cestoda;
Eosinophils;
Granuloma;
Humans;
Lymphocytes;
Muscle, Smooth;
Neutrophils;
Parasitic Diseases;
Plasma Cells;
Sparganosis*;
Sparganum;
Thigh
- From:Korean Journal of Cytopathology
1996;7(1):59-63
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Human sparganosis is a rare parasitic disease in which the larval cestode proliferates in the various organs in the body. It usually presents as a subcutaneous or soft- tissue mass. By fine needle aspiration this lesion can be diagnosed with its characteristic cytologic findings. We experienced 3 cases of sparganosis diagnosed by the fine needle aspiration. Aspirates were taken from subcutaneous mass in the abdomen and both thighs respectively. The aspirates showed a portion of body of sparganum with numerous calcospherules, smooth muscles and tegmentat cells. They also revealed granulomas with various inflammatory infiltration of eosinophils, neutrophils, lymphocytes and plasma cells.
