title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of epithelioid sarcoma.
abstract: In this case report, we have described the fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of epithelioid sarcoma (ES) in a 40-year-old female patient who presented with multiple nodular swellings over right forearm and single right axillary lymph node. The FNAC smear showed predominantly dispersed as well as three-dimensional clusters of malignant cells admixed with basement membrane like material. The individual cells were moderately pleomorphic with round to oval nuclei and moderate to abundant amount of cytoplasm. The neoplastic cells have well-defined cytoplasmic borders and intercellular spaces. The excision biopsy of the swelling of the forearm showed ES. The cytology features of ES are characteristic and a preoperative diagnosis is helpful for proper management of the case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Adarsh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barwad
authors.forename: Pranab
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: Ashim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins