The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)

The Korean Society for Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회)
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Fine Needle Aspiraton Cytology of Polymorphous Low Grade Adenocarcinoma in the Hard Palate - A Case Report -

경구개에 발생한 다형성 저등급 선암종의 세침흡인 세포학적 소견 - 1예 보고 -

  • Kim, Wan-Seop (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jeon, Seok-Hoon (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Hong, Eun-Kyung (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Park, Moon-Hyang (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Dal (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
  • 김완섭 (한양대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 전석훈 (한양대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 홍은경 (한양대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 박문향 (한양대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 이중달 (한양대학교 의과대학 병리학교실)
  • Published : 1998.12.30
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Abstract

Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma(PLGA) is a rare malignant tumor of the salivary gland. It is characterized by diverse histology, bland-locking cytology indolent behavior and favorable prognosis. The fine needle aspiration cytologic features of PLGA are described. The aspirates from the hard palate in a 33-year-old woman showed cellular smear composed of monotonous small round to oval cells with scanty cytoplasm. Papillary, tubular and cell ball arrangements with characteristic dense stromal spheres were recognized. PLGA could be suggested by fine needle aspiration cytology, if one encountered cellular smear with various architectures and uniform bland-locking cytologic feature.

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