title: Fine needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of cysticercosis. A case report.
abstract: A case of cysticercosis was initially diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). A tender, hard mass in a muscle was clinically suspected of being a benign tumor. An FNAB smear showed many eosinophils and a part of cestode. After 10 minutes the patient felt a short-lived local hot sensation and pain. The diagnosis was confirmed on a histologic section of an incisional biopsy specimen from another site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Western Region Hospital, Urumchi, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Yue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D004804:Eosinophils; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D009132:Muscles / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology