Category: CYTOPATHOLOGY CASES

A some around 55 years old female presented with a breast mass. Mastectomy specimen received for pathologic evaluation.

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Malignant phyllodes tumor with heterologous component, aneurysmal bone cyst-like changes and osteoclast-type giant cells Histopathology: Cellular neoplasm composing of pleomorphic epithelioid to spindle-like stromal cells with marked nuclear pleomorphism, vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and focal areas of necrosis. Leaf-like patterns of phyllodes tumor with benign duct epithelium are seen, which are pushed by underlying sheets…

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Breast, CYTOPATHOLOGY CASES, HISTOPATHOLOGY CASES

A 35 year old female, present with a 3.5x3x2.5 cm mass in thigh, since 8 months.

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Cellular Schwannoma Histopathology: Most areas are comprising of cellular wavy spindle cells without definite nuclear palisading however, vague palisading is appreciated Some areas show irregular fascicles of spindle cells without wavy nuclei, and cytoplasmic vacuolization (not easy to recognized as a Schwann cells) Occasional cells show intranuclear inclusion Focal giant cells formation and mild pleomorphism…

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CYTOPATHOLOGY CASES

A FNAC of neck swelling, in a 54 year old male, with a complain of pain in throat

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Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma, metastasis in cervical lymph node. Cytopathology: Cellular smear with predominant cohesive three-dimensional clusters and crowded tissue fragments of basaloid cells with few dispersed basaloid cells in background. Majority of cells are without definite keratinization. Occasional to few clusters of degenerating larger polygonal cells with hyperchromatic nuclei and a moderate amount of…

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CYTOPATHOLOGY CASES, Lymph node

Bronchoalveolar Lavage and brush Cytology in a 50 years old smoker patient

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Atypical cells in a background of reactive and hyperplastic bronchial epithelium and some inflammatory cells (atypical category III according to The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology System for Reporting Respiratory Cytology) Cytopathology: Some loose and some cohesive cellular clusters Some tissue fragments imparting a appearance of pseudopapillary tissue fragments Minimal overcrowding and overlapping Minimal disorganisation/ loss…

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CYTOPATHOLOGY CASES, Lung

Peritoneal fluid for evaluation in a case of liver disease

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Atypia of undetermined significance (AUS), The International System (TIS) for reporting serous effusion cytopathology, (florid reactive mesothelial hyperplasia) in a case of liver cirrhosis. Cytopathology: Moderate-high cellularity, with some flat sheet and loose two-dimensional clusters with scalloped border (clusters are not much crowded) and few dispersed single mesothelial cells Small papillary structures are seen (large…

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CYTOPATHOLOGY CASES, Fluid cytology

A case of 45 year old female, breast mass cytology

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Suspicious for malignancy, The International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine-Needle Aspiration cytology Recommendation for core biopsy Cytopathology: Mixture of large and small tight epithelial tissue fragments with crowding of cells large three dimensional tissue fragments Some areas shows a cribriform architecture with sharp punched out holes and nuclear orientation towards lumen…

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Breast, CYTOPATHOLOGY CASES
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