Fine-needle aspiration cytology of an unusual primary lung tumor, chondrosarcoma: case report.
A case of primary chondrosarcoma of the lung diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) cytology in a 78-yr-old male is presented. A mass detected on chest x-ray and defined by CT scan was subjected to a preoperative percutaneous fine-needle aspiration under fluoroscopic guidance. The distinctive cytologic features of pleomorphic cells nestled in lacunae surrounded by a chondromyxoid background resulted in a diagnosis of chondrosarcoma. The left upper lobectomy specimen confirmed the FNAB diagnosis and identified the tumor as arising from the left upper lobe bronchus.
Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
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Stanfield
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Powers
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Desch
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Brooks
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Frable
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male