The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)

The Korean Society for Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회)
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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma - A Case Report -

유두형 신세포암종의 세침흡인 세포학적 소견 - 1예 보고 -

  • Woo, Yeong-Ju (Department of Diagnostic Pathology Ulsan University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Sook (Department of Diagnostic Pathology Ulsan University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Wha (Department of Diagnostic Radiology Ulsan University Hospital)
  • 우영주 (울산대학교병원 진단병리과) ;
  • 김성숙 (울산대학교병원 진단병리과) ;
  • 이종화 (울산대학교병원 진단방사선과)
  • Published : 1998.06.30
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Abstract

Papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an uncommon subtype of RCC that has distinctive gross, histologic, and cytogenetic features. The cytologic features of FNA are abundant papillary clusters and relatively few single cells. The cells are usually small and contain uniform nuclei; numerous macrophages with foamy cytoplasm are often found in the background. We describe a case of papillary renal cell carcinoma evaluated by fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) in a 42 year-old man. The smear showed a few papillary clusters and numerous macrophages with foamy cytoplasm in the background. With adequate cellularity, papillary RCC can be distinguished reliably from non-papillary RCC by FNAC.

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