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.
Zafar
Samiah
S
Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. samiah.zafar@nyumc.org
Chen
Hua
H
Sun
Wei
W
Das
Kasturi
K
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