title: Fine needle aspiration cytology in two cases of chondromyxoid fibroma of bone and review of literature.
abstract: We report the cytological features of two cases of chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) confirmed by histopathology examination. First case was a 40-year-old male who presented with a foot swelling, and the second case was a 16-year-old male with a lesion at the angle of jaw. A fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was performed in both the cases. In first case, a correct diagnosis of CMF could be offered on FNAC. In the second case, though the cytology diagnosis was a sarcoma considering the cytological, radiological and clinical features, the histopathological examination confirmed the same to be a CMF. The cases are being discussed to highlight the usefulness of FNAC to diagnose these uncommon benign bone lesions and the potential pitfalls in the cytological diagnosis of chondroid lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology and Gynaecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sreejesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sreedharanunni
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajwanshi
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000473:pathology; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw; D008297:Male; D018204:Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue / Q000473:pathology