• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.114-116
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• 2006

A Solitary plasmacytoma of bone[SPB] is a rare disease. This paper reports a case of SPB with massive aggregation of histiocytes known as pseudo-Gaucher cells. A 40-year-old male presented with progressive paraparesis and paraesthesia. The Magnetic Resornance Image[MRI] revealed a tumor mass in the thoracic spine that occupied the three colum. The tumor invaded the epidural space of T6 vertebra with compression of the spinal cord. There were no laboratory abnormalities. It was gross totally resected and his neurological symptoms improved. The microscopic examination revealed a plasmacytoma with massive aggregation of histiocytes. Futher neuroradiological studies were carried out and no other lesions were detected.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제45권8호
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• pp.1007-1015
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• 2002

목 적: 혈구 탐식 조직구 증식증은 양성 질환으로는 드물게 치명율이 높은 질환으로, 발열, 간비장 종대, 림프절 종대 등의 증상이 있고, 검사 소견에서 양성의 혈구 탐식 조직구가 나타난 경우 진단되나 치료가 혼란스러운 경우가 많다. 골수 검사상 양성의 혈구 탐식조직구가 나타난 예들의 임상적 특징을 분석하여 진단 및 치료 방향과 예후 판정에 도움이 되고자 이 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 1995년 1월부터 2001년 11월까지 계명대학교 동산병원에서 골수 검사상 양성의 혈구 탐식 조직구가 나타난 환아 30례를 대상으로, 특징적 임상 증상, 진찰 소견, 혈액 검사 소견, 골수 검사 소견, 치료 방법과 예후에 대하여 임상 기록지를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 또한 골수 도말에서 혈구 탐식 조직구의 수에 따라 a few, some, many로 나누어 환아의 예후와 비교하였다. 결 과 : 골수 검사상 양성 혈구 탐식 조직구를 보인 예들을 분석한 결과 이들의 연령 분포는 2개월에서 15세로, 평균 연령은 5.6세였고, 남녀비는 2.3 : 1로 남아가 많았다. 입원 당시 증상으로는 발열이 가장 많았으며, 호흡기 증상, 위장관 증상 등의 순이었고, 평균 발열 기간은 19.5일이었으며, 진찰 소견은 간비종대, 피부 발진, 림프절 비대 순으로 많았다. 혈액 검사 소견상 백혈구 감소증이 23례(76.7%)로 가장 많았고, 혈소판 감소증이 16례(53.3%), 빈혈이 15례(50.0%), 간기능 검사 이상이 15례(50.0%)로 나타났다. 기저 질환으로 급성 림프구성 백혈병, 악성 림프종 등 면역 저하된 상태가 5례였고, 건강했던 경우가 25례 였으며, 관련 질환의 종류로는 패혈증, 폐렴, 전염성 단핵구증 등의 순이었고, 원인으로는 세균이 많았으며, 바이러스로는 EBV가 4례였고, candida가 1례였다. 골수 도말 소견상 세포 충실도가 정상이 25례(83.3%)였고, 5례(16.7%)에서 감소되어 있었으며, 혈구 탐식 조직구의 수에 따라 분류하였을 때, some이 15례(50.0%), many가 9례(30.0%), a few가 6례(20.0%)이었다. 치료는 보존 요법, 항생제와 항바이러스제, 항진균제, 면역 글로불린, steroid, etoposide, cyclosporine 등의 병용 요법을 시행하였다. 사망율은 30명 중 8명으로 26.7%였으며, 연령이 낮은 군과 혈구 탐식 조직구 수가 some 이상인 경우에 사망률이 높았다. 결 론 : 고열, 간비종대, 범혈구 감소증과 간기능 이상 등의 소견을 보이는 환아에서 조기에 골수 검사를 시행하여 혈구 탐식 조직구가 보일 때, 원인 치료 및 대증 요법과 함께 면역 화학 요법을 시행하는 것이 예후에 도움이 될 것으로 생각되며, 골수 소견과 예후와의 관계는 지속적인 연구 관찰이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.360-364
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• 2023

Xanthogranulomatous inflammation (XGI) is an uncommon type of chronic inflammation and is histologically characterized by foamy histiocytes and giant cells. The most common sites of occurrence are kidneys and gallbladder. The etiology remains controversial. Involvement of the lower jaw bone is rare. In this study, we report a case of XGI presenting in the lower jaw.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 1999

Cytologic features of inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung have not been described frequently. We report fine needle aspiration cytologic(FNAC) finding of a case of inflammatory pseudotumor misdiagnosed as adenocarcinoma in a 63-year-old man. The FNAC displayed a mixture of histiocytes, myofibroblasts, pneumocytes, and plasma cells. Some histiocytes and myofibroblasts had large nuclei with irregular nuclear membrane and prominent nucleoli, which mislead the diagnosis on adenocarcinoma on FNAC. The heterogeneous cell population is the unique cytologic features of inflammatory pseudotumor, which are helpful to distinguish it from other circumscribed benign and malignant lesions. Familiarity with these features is essential to avoid misdiagnosis and possible overtreatment.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.156-162
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• 1995

Fine needle aspiration of the breast is an important diagnostic tool in malignant lesions, but is also useful in differentiation of inflammatory breast diseases mimicking carcinoma clinically and radiologically. Recently, the authors have experienced eight biopsy-proven cases of chronic inflammatory diseases of the breast, which consisted of 4 cases of duct ectasia, 2 cases of fat necrosis, and a case of tuberculous mastitis and granulomatous mastitis respectively. Their cytologic features mainly based on the components and the relative frequency of inflammatory cells were evaluated for differential diagnosis of chronic inflammatory breast diseases. The results are as follows; 1. In cases of duct ectasia, varying amount of neutrophils, mononuclear leukocytes, histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells were intermixed with benign epithelial cell clusters. 2 Abundant fat tissue fragments were diagnostic for fat necrosis. Histiocytes and mononuclear cells were main components but not rich, and neutrophils and giant cells were infrequently observed. 3. Characteristic granulomas composed of epithelioid cells, mononuclear leukocytes and Langhans' type giant cells and lymphocytic infiltrates were conspicuous in tuberculous mastitis, and occasionally neutrophils, necrotic materials and epithelial cell clusters were found 4. In granulomatous mastitis, epithelioid cell granulomas were also noted but numerous neutrophils and histiocytes were intermingled within or outside the granulomas.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.165-169
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• 2007

The authors present the fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) cytologic findings of a case of extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma (MZBCL), which featured abundant plasma cells and eosinophilic histiocytes arising in both parotid glands. A 49-year-old female presented with palpable masses in both parotid glands. She had been suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. The lesions were evaluated by FNAC and smears showed a small number of clusters of oncocytic cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm and small nuclei, intermixed with small to medium-sized lymphoid cells containing round to lobulated nuclei, which suggested Warthin's tumor. Some of lymphoid cells had a plasmacytoid appearance, and some scattered large cells contained a large amount of eosinophilic cytoplasm. Bilateral superficial parotidectomy was performed and a histopathologic study indicated MZBCL with abundant plasma cells, intermixed with eosinophilic histiocytes. The presence of oncocytic cells and a mixture of lymphoid and plasma cells indicates Warthin's tumor, but the cytologic features of a relatively monotonous small to medium-sized lymphoid infiltrate suggest the possibility of MZBCL in the clinical setting of an FNAC study performed on a patient suffering from a connective tissue disease.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.158-163
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• 1990

Ancient (degenerated) schwannomas are benign tumors that display pronounced degenerative changes including cyst formation, calcification, hemorrhage, and hyalinization. The tumors are usually infiltrated by large numbers of inflammatory cells such as neutrophils, lymphocytes, siderophages, and histiocytes. They are located in deep locations such as the retroperitoneum and must be differentiated from malignant soft tissue tumors because spindle cells with nuclear atypia may be present. In the fine needle aspiration biopsy. The cytologic findings of two cases of ancient schwannoma occurring in posterior mediastinum and retroperitoneum, respectively, are described. Computerized tomographic findings of both cases showed changes of cystic degeneration or necrosis. A case occurred in retroperitoneum revealed features of destruction of vertebral body to suggest a malignant soft tussue tumor radiologically. The cytologic findings of aspiration biopsy of both tumors revealed that the tumor cells were spindle in shape with elongated nuclei. Some of tumor cells were arranged in a palisading fashion. Cell structures that resemble the Verocay bodies were observed. Some of the tumor cells showed pleomorphic bizarre nuclei, but no mitotic activity or chromatin clumping was seen. Inflammatory cells, siderophages and histiocytes were scattered in fibrillar material. These cytologic findings are important in the diagnosis of ancient schwannoma and in the differentiation of this tumor from the malignant spindle cell tumor.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.140-145
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• 1993

Langerhans cell histiocytosis or histiocytosis X is a disease of unknown etiology characterized by proliferation of mature histiocytes. While a few descriptions of the cytologic features of eosinophilic granuloma ocurring in the bone have been published, reports of cytologic findings of lymph node-based Langerhans cell histiocytosis are very rare. We report the cytologic findings of a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology from the left supraclavicular and right inguinal lymph nodes in a 65-year-old male. Cytologic smears showed characteristic reticuloendothelial cells which have elongated, folded, grooved nuclei and abundant pale cytoplasms. Particularly, nuclei were highly irregular and multilobated. A few mitotic figures were present. The cytologic diagnosis was confirmed by tissue biopsies from the left supraclavicular and right inguinal lymph nodes. Proliferation of histiocytes were also present in the skin. Immunohistochemistry for S-100 protein, vimentin, $\alpha1-antichymotrypsin$ and lysozyme showed positive staining. Electron microscopy disclosed Birbeck granules.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.185-189
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• 1999

The diagnosis of peripheral T cell lymphoma is difficult due to the varying size and shape of the neoplastic lymphoid cells and the frequent admixture of nonneoplastic mature lymphyocytes, histiocytes, eosinophils, and plasma cells. We report a case of peripheral T cell lymphoma, lymphoepithelioid ceil type, which was difficult to differentiate from tuberculous lymphadenitis due to the aggregates of epithelioid histlocytes mimicking granuloma and the past history of pulmonary tuberculosis. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the inguinal lymph node in a 63-year-old male was characterized by hypercellular aspirates composed of a mixture of small and intermediate-size lymphoid cells and large lymphoid cells with background of confluent epithelioid histiocytes. The neoplastic lymphocytes demonstrated significant nuclear irregularity with protrusion and indentations of the nuclear membrane, prominent nucleoli, and frequent mitotic figures. The diagnosis of peripheral T cell lymphoma was confirmed by histological and immunohistochemical studios.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 1994

Thirty cases of Kikuchi's lymphadenitis, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology, were reviewed to determine the main cytologic features helpful in reaching a diagnosis. The patients(mean age 26.6 years, male: female = 1:3.8) presented with lymphadenopathy (cervical 24, submandibular 3, and axillary 1) with or without fever and local tenderness. Excisional biopsy was done for confirmation in 5 cases and the remaining 25 cases showed the similar cytologic and clinical features. In the aspiration smears of all cases, there was a heterogenous celluar mixture including frequent extracellular karyorrhectic nuclear debris, phagocytic histiocytes, plasmacytoid monocytes, and a variable number of polymorphous lymphocytes such as immunoblasts, activated large lymphocytes, and small mature lymphocytes. The characteristic cytologic features of Kikuchi's lymphadenitis were the following: (1) frequent extracelluar karyorrhectic nuclear debris in the background : (2) phagocytic histiocytes with eccentrically placed crescentic nuclei and abundant pale cytoplasm containing phagocytized karyorrhectic debris : (3) plasmacytoid monocytes, which were medium-sized cells with eccentrically placed round nuclei and amphophilic cytoplasm : (4) no neutrophilic background.