Bronchial Brushing and Bronchial Washing Cytologic Features of Primary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Lung: A Case Report .
- Author:
Mi Ok PARK
1
;
Wook Su AHN
Author Information
1. Departments of Pathology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Taegu-Hyosung, Taegu, Korea. mopark@cuth.cataegu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung;
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma;
Bronchial brushing;
Bronchial washing;
Cytology
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Giant Cells;
Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous*;
Humans;
Lung*;
Lymph Nodes;
Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Cytopathology
1999;10(2):151-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma(MFH) of the lung occurring in a 62-year-old man is presented. After preoperative bronchial brushing and washing cytologic diagnosis of poorly differentiated carcinoma, surgical resection and lymph nodes dissection were performed. Subsequent histologic examination revealed a primary MFH. The diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopic and immunohistochemical examinations. The review of the bronchial brushing and washing cytologic features disclosed many bipolar and a few unipolar spindle tumor cells with a "comet" configuration, mainly single cells, but also forming loose clusters. The nuclei were elongated and hyperchromatic and contained one or more irregular nucleoli. Scattered bizarre, multinucleated tumor giant cells were also present.
