Clear cell carcinoma arising in a cesarean section scar. Report of a case with fine needle aspiration cytology.
BACKGROUND
Clear cell carcinoma arising in a cesarean section scar is an extremely rare disease. To the best of our knowledge, there is no published report on the aspiration cytology.


METHODS
A 56-year-old woman presented with a mass in a cesarean section scar. Initially an abdominal desmoid was considered, but the features of fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology suggested an adenocarcinoma. The resected tumor was histologically composed of clear cell carcinoma showing cystic, solid and papillary patterns.


CONCLUSIONS
FNA cytology of masses arising in a surgical scar can be a useful tool in obtaining an accurate pathologic diagnosis of a malignant neoplasm.
Ishida
Gabriela M
GM
Department of Pathology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
Motoyama
Teiichi
T
Watanabe
Tohru
T
Emura
Iwao
I
D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D018221:Fibromatosis, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017211:Treatment Failure
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002945:Cisplatin