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Imprint Cytologic Features of Poorly Differentiated Synovial Sarcoma - A Case Report -  

Gu, Mi-Jin (Department of Pathology, Holy Trinity hospital)
Choi, Joon-Hyuk (Department of Pathology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine)
Bae, Young-Kyung (Department of Pathology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Cytopathology / v.14, no.1, 2003 , pp. 27-31 More about this Journal
Abstract
Poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma is a variant of synovial sarcoma. We report a case of poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma imprinted after resection. The patient was a 47-year-old woman with a right shoulder pain for 6 months. The cytologic features showed malignant round to oval, monotonous tumor cells with high nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio. Some tumor cells showed perivascular distribution and nuclear melding. Vague rosette-like structures were seen. On immunohistchemical stains, tumor cells were diffusely positive for CD99 and focally positive for epithelial membrane antigen. Ultrastructural examination showed desmosomes and microvilli.
Keywords
Synovial sarcoma; Cytology; Imprint;
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