Cytology of metastatic appendiceal goblet cell carcinoid in pleural effusion fluid: a case report.
Goblet cell appendiceal carcinoid (GCAC) is a rare neoplasm. We described the case of a 72-year-old man who presented with symptoms related to ascites. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a mass involving the base of the appendix, ascites and concomitant pleural effusion. Thoracentesis of the pleural fluid showed metastatic GCAC. The appendiceal mass was biopsied and diagnosed as a GCAC. We describe the cytologic features of the metastatic GCAC to pleural fluid. To our knowledge this is the first such described case.
Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. samiah.zafar@nyumc.org
Samiah
S
Zafar
Hua
H
Chen
Wei
W
Sun
Kasturi
K
Das
D000368:Aged; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology