The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)
- Volume 2 Issue 2
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- Pages.148-152
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- 1991
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- 1017-0391(pISSN)
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Mediastinal Goiter
종격동 갑상선종 1예의 세침흡인생검 소견
- Kim, Yee-Jeong (Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
- Lee, Kwang-Gil (Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
- Published : 1991.12.30
Abstract
A mediastinal mass was aspirated by fluoroscope-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in a 47 years old female patient. The first aspiration smears were not diagnostic, because of hemorrhagic background and cell paucity. On the second aspiration, the smears were composed of some clusters of benign epithelial cells in hemorrhagic back-ground. Cells were arranged in mostly solid sheets and tended to form glandular lumina in part. Their nuclei were round and vesicular. Nucleoli were not prominent. These findings were suggestive of benign glandular tissue, which was finally confirmed as mediastinal thyroid gland by open thoracotomy specimen.