title: Tumor imprint cytology of sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary.
abstract: Over 90 cases of sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary (SST) have been reported in the English-language literature, but these authors did not mention the cytologic examination of SST. In 2 patients with SST, we were able to collect specimens for tumor imprint cytology. The number of cells in the specimens was extremely small. Two types of benign cells were observed against a clean background, comprising cells with round nuclei surrounded by abundant cytoplasm and cells with spindle-shaped or oval nuclei that had scanty cytoplasm. Our present findings suggest that intraoperative imprint cytology was able to rule out cancer. Considering that SST most commonly occurs in young women requiring conservative treatment, imprint cytology seems to have a potential diagnostic significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Saitama Hospital, Wako, Saitama, Japan. mmikami@jun.ncvc.go.jp
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuchi
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takehara
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komiyama
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D018312:Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery