Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary diagnosed in ascitic fluid. A case report.
BACKGROUND
Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary (CCC) is a rare variety of ovarian cancer.


METHODS
A case of CCC in a 49-year-old woman was diagnosed in asciticfluid on thin-layer preparations. Peritoneal fluid cytology revealed papillary clusters of cells with clear cytoplasm and extracellular hyaline material generally without neoplastic cells. The tumor was excised, and the histologic sections confirmed the cytologic diagnosis.


CONCLUSIONS
CCC has a distinctive cytomorphologic appearance, and the entity may be diagnosed on ascitic fluid cytology.
Vera-Alvarez
Jesús
J
Department of Pathology, San Jorge Hospital, Huesca, Spain. jjvera@salud.aragon.es
García-Prats
María Dolores
MD
Marigil-Gómez
Miguel
M
Abascal-Agorreta
Manuel
M
López-López
José Ignacio
JI
Ramón-Cajal
José Manuel
JM
D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed