Fine needle aspiration cytology of a lipoblastoma.
A lipoblastoma, an uncommon tumor of childhood that can be mistaken for a liposarcoma, was preoperatively diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. The characteristic features on the cytologic smears were the presence of immature fat cells in the form of spindle-shaped cells, stellate cells and vacuolated lipoblasts along with lipocytes. The cytologic diagnosis was confirmed by histologic study of the excised tumor.
Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
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D001132:Arm; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013194:Staining and Labeling