title: The cytological recognition of African siderosis on bone smears.
abstract: Eight cases of African siderosis primarily recognized on cytological smears are presented and discussed. All the smears were obtained from Jamshidi needle biopsies of vertebral bodies. Six cases showed siderosis only, while a seventh showed two pathological processes on one slide, namely metastatic keratinizing squamous carcinoma and siderosis. The remaining case showed cytological evidence of tuberculosis and siderosis. All cases were histologically confirmed, an additional feature in two cases being osseous tuberculosis which was not evident on the cytological smears. A search of the literature failed to reveal any report on the cytological recognition of this disease, or its association with tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Cytopathology Laboratory, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Learmonth
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Narramore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000353:Africa, Southern; D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012806:Siderosis / Q000473:pathology*