title: Fine-needle aspiration cytology of malignant nerve sheath tumors.
abstract: Precise preoperative diagnosis of three malignant nerve sheath tumors (MNST) was based on their remarkably uniform and highly characteristic cytologic appearance. The differential diagnosis with benign nerve sheath tumors and other spindle cell sarcomas is addressed, and the possibility of achieving confident diagnosis on cytologic material from at least some soft-tissue sarcomas is confirmed.
authors: Ospedale Civile di Pordenone, Università di Padova, Italy.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Vendraminelli
authors: A O
authors: AO
authors: Cavazzana
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Poletti
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Galligioni
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Pennelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure