Metastatic malignant fibrous histiocytoma in lung examined by fine needle aspiration: case report and literature review.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma appears to be emerging as one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas of late adult life. Cytologic features of a metastatic malignant fibrous histiocytoma in the lung, examined by fine needle aspiration, are reported. Essentially, four cell types in various proportions were observed: spindled cells, pleomorphic giant cells, undifferentiated mesenchymal-type cells and rare signet ring "lipoblast-like" cells. There also were several huge hyperchromatic and often bizarre naked nuclei.
D000368:Aged; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male