Aspiration cytology of maxillary myxoma.
Fine-needle aspiration was used to diagnose a case of maxillary myxoma. Abundant mucoid material was obtained. Microscopic examination showed three-dimensional fibrillary myxoid fragments entangling spindle-shaped, stellate, and fusiform cells with round to oval monomorphic nuclei. A striking feature was delicately branching capillaries. The diagnosis was subsequently confirmed on histology and histochemistry.
Department of Clinical Pathology, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India.
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Verma
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Tandon
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Saxena
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Pandey
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Talib
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed