The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)

The Korean Society for Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회)
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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Collecting Duct Carcinoma of the Kidney - A Case Report -

신장 집합관 암종의 세침흡인 세포학적 소견 - 1예 보고 -

  • Yi, Sang-Yeop (Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Gil (Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 이상엽 (연세대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 이광길 (연세대학교 의과대학 병리학교실)
  • Published : 1994.12.30
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Abstract

Collecting duct carcinoma of the kidney is an unusual variety of renal carcinoma considered to arise from the epithelium of the collecting ducts. We recently experienced a case of fine needle aspiration cytology of collecting duct carcinoma of the kidney in a 17 year-old girl. The smear revealed many cellular clusters of ordinary papillary pattern, characterized by clumping of cells with nuclear overlapping, in a slightly necrotic background. The tumor cells had abundant delicate granular cytoplasm with some having vacuolation. The nuclei were only slightly pleomorphic with somewhat coarse chromatin and one or more small nucleoli Some nuclei showed irregular nuclear membrane and nuclear groove. A few polymorphs were also present.

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