title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of metastatic dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. A case report.
abstract: Report is made of the fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytologic detection of a rare pulmonary metastasis of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, a locally aggressive tumor with a low metastatic potential but a high propensity for recurrences. The cytologic findings paralleled those seen on tissue sections and were characterized by tissue fragments displaying a storiform pattern and slender, spindle-shaped cells. Histiocytic differentiation and mitotic figures were also detected in the cytologic preparations. It is concluded that metastatic dermatofibrosarcoma may be accurately diagnosed by FNA cytology.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Furlong
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*