Fine needle aspiration cytology of granulomatous cryptococcosis of the lung.
A cryptococcal infection was diagnosed in a patient with a history of immunoblastic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology of a pulmonary nodule. This case illustrates that granulomatous inflammation can be appreciated by FNA cytology and, when seen, should result in a search for the specific organism. This case also reemphasizes the value of FNA cytology in the management and follow-up of patients with malignancy or those being treated with chemotherapy.
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D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000166:cytology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling