Fine needle aspiration cytology of well-differentiated papillary peritoneal mesothelioma. Report of a case.
The fine needle aspiration cytologic findings in a well-differentiated multifocal papillary peritoneal mesothelioma in a young man presenting with abdominal pain and mass are described. The patient is alive and well 50 months after the onset of symptomatology. The cytologic and histologic appearance as well as the clinical course of the patient point to a benign multifocal mesothelioma.
Jayaram
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Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Ashok
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D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling