Fine needle aspiration of toxoplasmic lymphadenitis in an intramammary lymph node - A case report

Authors
Shimizu, K Ito, I Sasaki, H Takada, E Sunagawa, M Masawa, N
Citation
K. Shimizu et al., Fine needle aspiration of toxoplasmic lymphadenitis in an intramammary lymph node - A case report, ACT CYTOL, 45(2), 2001, pp. 259-262
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ACTA CYTOLOGICA
ISSN journal
00015547 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
259 - 262
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5547(200103/04)45:2<259:FNAOTL>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cytologic findings of toxoplasmic lymphadenitis (TL) have been only sporadically reported. Intramammary lymph node is an extremely rare si te for TL. CASE: A 47-year-old, healthy, female presented with a breast tumor, which w as aspirated. The cytomorphologic features were interpreted as suggestive o f TL. Histopathology of the excisional biopsy specimen and subsequent serol ogic examination confirmed the diagnosis. CONCLUSION: We obtained several characteristic findings in aspiration of TL . Of these, epithelioid cell clusters and monocytoid cells were the most di agnostic.