Pneumocystis carinii infection presents as common bile duct mass biopsied by fine-needle aspiration

Authors
Yang, GCH
Citation
Gch. Yang, Pneumocystis carinii infection presents as common bile duct mass biopsied by fine-needle aspiration, DIAGN CYTOP, 22(1), 2000, pp. 25-26
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology
Journal title
DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGY
ISSN journal
87551039 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
25 - 26
Database
ISI
SICI code
8755-1039(200001)22:1<25:PCIPAC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
This paper describes a case of Pneumocystis carinii (PC) presenting as a co mmon bile duct intraluminal mass in an HIV-infected 30-yr-old homosexual ma n. In fine-needle aspiration smears, exuberant vascular proliferation assoc iated with multinucleated giant-cell reactions was found within the granula r exudate of PC. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2000;22:25-26. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc .