scholarly journals Pulmonary actinomycosis: cytomorphological features

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Martínez-Girón ◽  
Liron Pantanowitz
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Culture ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Cotton Ball ◽  
Pulmonary Actinomycosis ◽  
Sulfur Granules ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Retrospective Examination

Pulmonary actinomycosis is an uncommon infectious disease. Although the gold standard for diagnosis is histological examination with bacterial culture of lung tissue, cytology samples offer a fast and low-cost alternate diagnostic procedure. The cytology literature on this topic is limited to mostly case reports. Therefore, the aim of this study was to review cytological material in a series of patients with a diagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis to characterize the main cytomorphological findings.  Different cytological respiratory samples including sputum smears, bronchoalveolar lavages (BALs), transthoracic or endobronchial fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and cell block preparations were used for retrospective examination. For all cases patient age, gender, symptoms, and radiological chest findings were recorded. A total of 26 cytological respiratory samples (14 sputum smears, 9 FNAC, two BALs) including direct smears and 6 cell blocks from 9 patients were examined. In sputum smears the most remarkable findings were the presence of dark cotton ball masses with projections like spider legs and/or mouse tails (75% of the samples). Sulfur granules were observed in 4 (40%) of the sputum smears and within FNAC cases. Various respiratory cytology samples including sputum smears, FNAC and BALs can reveal cytomorphological findings diagnostic of pulmonary actinomycosis. Characteristic cytological findings compatible with a diagnosis of this infection include cotton ball masses and less frequently sulfur granules.

Primary pulmonary angiosarcoma: case reports and review of the literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 347-352
Author(s):  
Mayur Virarkar ◽  
Sidra Tayyab ◽  
Rajesh Thampy ◽  
Priya Bhosale ◽  
Chitra Viswanathan
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Vascular Malformations ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Vascular Tumor ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Thoracoscopic Biopsy ◽  
Aggressive Clinical Course

Pulmonary artery angiosarcoma is a rare malignant vascular tumor with an aggressive clinical course and a poor prognosis. Hemoptysis and shortness of breath have been reported as common clinical presentations. The exact clinicopathology is unknown. A tissue specimen obtained by percutaneous fine-needle aspiration cytology or open/thoracoscopic biopsy can confirm the diagnosis based on histopathological and immunohistochemical features. The differential diagnosis includes pulmonary thromboembolism, vascular malformations, and lung carcinoma. There is a paucity of literature describing this tumor, with only a few case reports available. There is also a lack of standardized guidelines for management, which further worsens the survival outcome. We report 3 cases of pulmonary artery angiosarcoma and review the recent literature.

Cytomorphology of Hydatid Cyst: Two Case Reports

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-36
Author(s):  
Monica Sarohi ◽  
Shobha Mohindroo ◽  
Manju Rao
Keyword(s):  
Hydatid Cyst ◽  
Hydatid Disease ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
The Body ◽  
Parasitic Disease ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Cyst Hydatid

Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease caused by larvae of Echinococcus. The disease is distributed worldwide. However there are very few reports on cytology findings of hydatid disease as FNA in such cases is contraindicated. Usually hydatid disease is diagnosed on histopathology, but recently fine needle aspiration cytology of hydatid cyst is emerging and is still an issue of debate that whether it can cause dissemination of parasite in the body or not . Due to fewer studies on cytology it poses a problem in diagnosing hydatid disease on cytology. We present two case reports of hydatid cyst on cytology. Keywords: Hydatid cyst, Hydatid disease, Echinococcus larvae.

Parotid dermoid cyst: a rare entity

2009 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Islam ◽  
G R Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Parotid Gland ◽  
Dermoid Cyst ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology

AbstractObjective:We report a rare case of parotid dermoid cyst.Method:A case report of parotid dermoid cyst is presented, as well as a brief review of the literature and a summary of the lesion's salient clinicopathological features.Results:A 69-year-old man presented with a slow-growing, soft tissue mass of the left parotid gland. Pre-operative evaluation included fine needle aspiration cytology and computed tomography. He subsequently underwent a superficial lobectomy; both the macroscopic and histopathological findings were consistent with a dermoid cyst. Although dermoids within the head and neck are not uncommon, such cysts have only rarely been encountered in the parotid gland.Conclusion:To our knowledge, there are only four previous case reports of parotid dermoid cyst in the English literature. Although the majority of cases of parotid dermoid cyst are diagnosed retrospectively, our case demonstrates the role of fine needle aspiration cytology and highlights the key cytological features suggestive of this entity.

scholarly journals Tubercular lymphadenopathy with duodenal fistula

2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 074-076
Author(s):  
Mukesh Nasa ◽  
Zubin Sharma ◽  
Neeraj Saraf ◽  
Rajesh Puri
Keyword(s):  
Coming Out ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Giant Cells ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Alcoholic Patient ◽  
Duodenal Fistula ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Chronic Alcoholic ◽  
Granulomatous Lymphadenitis ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology

AbstractTuberculosis, both pulmonary and extrapulmonary, is one of the leading causes of significant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. A 29-year-old chronic alcoholic patient presented to gastroenterology outpatient department with complaints of decreased appetite, weight loss, and generalized weakness. On endoscopy, the second part of duodenum appeared edematous with some luminal compromise. There was also presence of an opening in the inferolateral wall of the second part of duodenum, through which milky white caseous material was coming out. Computed tomography demonstrated large conglomerate of paraduodenal, celiac, para-aortic, peripancreatic, and retrocaval nodes with central necrosis. Endoscopic ultrasound showed hypoechoic lymph nodes in paraduodenal, parapancreatic, and celiac axis. Fine needle aspiration cytology showed epithelioid granuloma with Langerhans giant cells suggestive of granulomatous lymphadenitis of tubercular etiology. Tubercular lymphadenopathy eroding into duodenum has been very rarely reported in literature. This case reports the rare possibility of extrinsic tubercular lymphadenopathy eroding into duodenum.

Role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the preoperative diagnosis of malignancy in parotid and submandibular gland neoplasm

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Mohammad Amzad Hossain ◽  
Md Zahedul Alam ◽  
Md Rojibul Haque ◽  
Md Nazmul Haque ◽  
KM Nurul Alam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Submandibular Gland ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Preoperative Diagnostic ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology

Objective: To evaluate the role of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the preoperative diagnosis of malignancy in parotid and submandibular gland neoplasm. Methods: This cross sectional study on 50 cases was conducted in the Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery of Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital and Dhaka Medical College Hospital from January’2009 to June 2010. Results: Fine needle aspiration cytology findings of our all 50 cases were compared with postoperative histopathological reports. Out of the 50 cases, in 36(72%) cases of benign neoplasm and 7(14%) cases of malignant neoplasm, pre-operative FNAC findings and post operative histopathological findings were same. In 7 cases, FNAC and post operative histopathological findings did not matched. These were 2 (4%) false positive and 5 (10%) false negative result.In our study sensitivity of FNAC for reporting malignancy was 58.33%, specificity to rule out malignancy was 94.73% and overall accuracy in detecting malignant tumour was 86%. Positive predictive value and negative value were 77.77% and 87.80% respectively. It can be concluded that fine needle aspiration cytology is a safe, cheap and useful preoperative diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of malignancy in parotid and submandibular gland, but as fine needle aspiration cytology partly depends on operator skill, it may give false negative and false positive result. Conclusion: FNAC is a useful preoperative diagnostic tool for malignant parotid and submandibular glands with high specificity and sensitivity. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v19i2.17634 Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 19(2): 110-118

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