title: Diagnosis of intestinal malakoplakia by fine needle aspiration cytology.
abstract: Two cases of intestinal malakoplakia were diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology. Clinically, these cases were mistaken for a lymphoma and a tuberculosis. Percutaneous abdominal FNA material showed numerous macrophages with the characteristic Michaelis-Gutmann bodies. These bodies were easily identified both inside and outside the macrophages in the smears.
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hambarsoomina
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Banani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaezzadeh
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology