Metastatic small cell carcinoma with psammoma bodies: A diagnostic pitfall

Large three‐dimensional neoplastic cell aggregates and psammoma bodies are rare in metastatic small cell carcinoma and could represent a diagnostic pitfall, given their more frequent associations with adenocarcinoma. Careful attention to other classic cytomorphologic features is cardinal to the diag...

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Published in:Cytopathology (Oxford) 2018-02, Vol.29 (1), p.117-120
Main Authors: Chia, N., Pang, B., Nga, M. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma
Aged, 80 and over
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Metastases
Metastasis
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma - diagnosis
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma - pathology
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Summary:Large three‐dimensional neoplastic cell aggregates and psammoma bodies are rare in metastatic small cell carcinoma and could represent a diagnostic pitfall, given their more frequent associations with adenocarcinoma. Careful attention to other classic cytomorphologic features is cardinal to the diagnosis of small cell carcinoma.
ISSN:0956-5507
1365-2303
DOI:10.1111/cyt.12469