Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Angiomyolipoma (AML), typically composed of smooth muscle, vessels, and fat, is generally a benign tumor in the kidneys. However, it occasionally occurs in extrarenal sites and behaves like a malignant tumor. AML is uncommonly encountered in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) samples and can cause diagnostic difficulty. METHODS:We searched our pathology database for FNA cases diagnosed between 2003 and 2015 that were subsequently confirmed to be AML in the same lesion by surgical pathologic evaluation. The diagnostic performance, challenges, and cytologic features were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS:In total, 33 FNA cases from 31 patients were identified. The final surgical pathologic diagnoses included 30 primary AMLs (28 in kidneys and 2 in liver) and 3 were metastases (in liver, lung, and abdominal wall, respectively). Aspiration sites included kidney/retroperitoneum (n = 28), abdominal wall (n = 1), lung (n = 1), and liver (n = 3). The FNA diagnoses were consistent with/favor AML (n = 16), descriptive (n = 12), nondiagnostic (n = 2), and erroneous (n = 3). Of the 3 erroneous cases, 2 were diagnosed as renal cell carcinoma, and 1 was diagnosed as a pleomorphic malignant neoplasm. Cytologically, cases with predominantly spindle cells were the most commonly encountered (n = 19). Cases with predominantly epithelioid cells (n = 6) can pose a diagnostic difficulty and were observed in all 3 metastatic AMLs and in 2 of the 3 erroneous cases. Immunostains were performed on 11 FNAs and helped the diagnosis in 9 cases. CONCLUSIONS:FNA diagnosis of AML may be challenging, especially in cases with a predominantly epithelioid component and/or an extrarenal location. Immunostaining is important to improve diagnostic accuracy of this rare entity. Cancer Cytopathol 2017;125:257-266. © 2016 American Cancer Society.
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Cancer Cytopatholjournal_title
Cancer cytopathologyauthors
Zhou H,Guo M,Gong Ydoi
10.1002/cncy.21824subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-04-01 00:00:00pages
257-266issue
4eissn
1934-662Xissn
1934-6638journal_volume
125pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology category of atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS) includes fine-needle aspiration (FNA) specimens that cannot straightforwardly be classified as benign or malignant. To determine whether morphologi...
journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/cncy.21984
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1002/cncy.22029
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2020-11-02 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/cncy.21971
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/cncy.20145
更新日期:2011-08-25 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/cncy.21465
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-08-25 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/cncy.20151
更新日期:2011-04-25 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
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更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/cncy.20171
更新日期:2011-12-25 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Cancer cytopathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/cncy.21981
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00