ASPIRATION BIOPSY CYTOLOGY OF INTRANODAL MYOFIBROBLASTOMA - CASE-REPORT WITH IMMUNOCYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS

Intranodal myofibroblastoma (IM) is a recently delineated clinicopatho logic entity represented by a myofibroblastic proliferation of the lym ph node. It usually occurs at the groin and presents clinically as a s ingle enlarged lymph node. Its clinical behavior is entirely benign an d local excision is curative. The authors herein report a case of IM d iagnosed by aspiration biopsy cytology (ABC). The main diagnostic clue s to the cytologic diagnosis of this entity as well as the differentia l diagnosis are presented. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.