title: Fine-needle aspiration cytology of an adult rhabdomyoma of the head and neck.
abstract: The cytologic features of a multifocal adult rhabdomyoma of the head and neck, as observed in a fine-needle aspiration specimen, are described. Cross-striations and characteristic cytoplasmic "crystals" were conspicuous in the cytologic preparations and also during ultrastructural examination. The cytologic features of adult rhabdomyoma are distinctive, allowing a rapid specific diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Bertholf
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Frierson
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009060:Mouth Floor; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000473:pathology*