The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)

The Korean Society for Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회)
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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Malignant Ameloblastoma Metastasized to the Lung - A Case Report -

폐로 전이한 악성 에나멜모세포종의 세침흡인 세포학적 소견 - 1예 보고 -

  • Kang, Yun-Kyung (Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, In-Ae (Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lim, Chang-Yun (Department of Oral Pathology, Seoul National University College of Dentistry) ;
  • Ham, Eui-Keun (Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Kook (Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 강윤경 (서울대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 박인애 (서울대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 임창윤 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실) ;
  • 함의근 (서울대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 이상국 (서울대학교 의과대학 병리학교실)
  • Published : 1993.12.30
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Abstract

We describe the cytologic features of metastatic ameloblastoma which presented as multiple bilateral lung nodules. The patient was a 22-year-old male who had recurrent ameloblastoma of the mandible 7 years after the diagnosis of primary lesion. Fine needle aspiration of one of the pulmonary nodules revealed patchy arrangement of cell clusters with outer palisading columnar cells and inner irregular loose polygonal cells. Most of tumor cells had plenty cytoplasm and ovoid nuclei which lacked either pleomorphism or hyperchromatism. The cytologic findings corresponded with histologic features of the primary site which was also benign looking ameloblastoma.

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