The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)

The Korean Society for Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회)
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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in Mesentery - A Case Report -

장간막에서 발생한 염증성 근섬유모세포종의 세침흡인 세포학적 소견 - 1예 보고 -

  • Son, Hyun-Jin (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Joo-Heon (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Moon, Woo-Sung (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Choi, Ho-Yeul (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kang, Myoung-Jae (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chonbuk National University)
  • 손현진 (전북대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 김주헌 (전북대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 문우성 (전북대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 최호열 (전북대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 강명재 (전북대학교 의과대학 병리학교실)
  • Published : 2000.06.30
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Abstract

Since inflammatory myofibroblastic turner was initially recognized in the lung, this tumor has been described in other extrapulmonary sites. In spite of relatively uniform histologic findings in various organs, a rarity in extrapulmonary sites and highly vascular characteristics frequently lead to a misdiagnosis in preoperative radiology and fine needle aspiration cytology. We present a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor occurring in the mesentery of a 4-month-old girl. Fine needle aspiration cytology smear disclosed characteristic spindle cells intermixed with prominent mature plasma cells and lymphocytes. According to the immunohistochemical staining, we recognized that the intervening spindle cells are myofibroblasts which have reactivity for the both actin and vimentin.

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