title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of undifferentiated (embryonal) sarcoma of the liver: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Undifferentiated sarcoma of the liver is a rare tumor of childhood. The histology has been well documented, but the histogenesis is controversial. The cytologic characteristics of this neoplasm in aspiration material have not been previously documented.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cytologic features in a 9-year-old male were pleomorphic malignant cells, multinucleate giant cells, numerous hyaline globules and myxoid matrix.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cytologic features of undifferentiated sarcoma of the liver are distinctive and different from those of other childhood liver tumors. Awareness of the tumor's cytomorphology can result in a confident preoperative diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Jambhekar
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*