Author: Jitendra Nasit
Granulosa cell tumor of ovary
Gout, Cytopathology
Hematoxylin and eosin Pap stain Giemsa stain
This is a case of some around 35-year-old male with arm swelling (soft tissue), near shoulder joint. Clinical impression was soft tissue tumor.
Filaria colonies (adult male, female and eggs) on the cytology smears Cytopathology: Cytology smears show many coiled and uncoiled filaria along plenty of unfertilized eggs without sheath and few sheathed fertilized eggs (marked with arrow) in a neutrophil rich inflammatory background Few filaria (marked structures) show blunt mouth part, while pointed tail region, without presence…
Peritoneal fluid cytology in a known case of renal cell carcinoma
loose aggregates of large cells, high N/C ratio and some bubbly appearance of cytoplasm
A some around 55 year old man with single nodular swelling over scalp
Pilomatrixoma (PMX) (pilomatricoma) Cytopathology: Some irregular and crowded clusters of basaloid cells are seen, with abrupt areas of pale pink ghost cells. Most basaloid cells are uniform and small in size with smooth nuclear border. Some areas of basaloid cells show mild enlarged nuclei with fine chromatin pattern and tiny nucleoli and scant delicate ill-defined…
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A case of some 60 year old male, midline neck swelling, with dyspnea and midline neck swelling of 4×2 cm over a period of 3 months. ultrasound suggest 4.5×2.5 cm size lesion in right sidelower neck and thyroid.
Cytology features are suggestive adenoid cystic type carcinoma in thyroid gland (TBSRTC category IV) Cytopathology: high cellularity, adequate for assessment most of the architecture pattern is cribriform type Few microfollicles structures and frequent globules are seen Occasional trabecular structures are seen Cells are round to ovoid with fine granular chromatin, and indistinct nucleoli, and scanty…
