The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)

The Korean Society for Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회)
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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma -A Case Report-

꽈리연부육종의 세침흡인 세포소견 -1예 보고-

  • Shim, Young-Ran (Department of Pathology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Duk-Seop (Department of Orthopedics, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Kil-Ho (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Joon-Hyuk (Department of Pathology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine)
  • 심영란 (영남대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 신덕섭 (영남대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 조길호 (영남대학교 의과대학 방사선과학교실) ;
  • 최준혁 (영남대학교 의과대학 병리학교실)
  • Published : 2006.03.31
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Abstract

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma, which occurs predominantly in adolescents and young adults. The cytological characteristics of this condition have been described only rarely in the literature. Here, we report a case of alveolar soft part sarcoma. A 28-year-old man presented with a mass in his right buttock, which had persisted for three years. The mass was subjected to a fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). The smears were cellular. The observed tumor cells were round or polygonal, and exhibited vesicular nuclei with prominent nucleoli and finely granular cytoplasm. Naked nuclei were frequently detected. Tumor cells were arranged singularly, but occasionally in a pseudoalveolar pattern.

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