Fine needle aspiration cytology of thymolipoma. A case report

A case of thymolipoma in a 14-year-old girl diagnosed prospectively by fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy is reported. The cellular constituents of the aspirate, lymphocytes and epithelial cells, were characterized by routine cytology and immunocytochemistry. Although primarily based on the FNA cyt...

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Published inActa cytologica Vol. 31; no. 3; p. 335
Main Authors Heimann, A, Sneige, N, Shirkhoda, A, DeCaro, L F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.05.1987
Subjects
Adolescent
Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
Antigens, Surface - analysis
Antigens, Surface - immunology
Biopsy, Needle
Female
Histocytochemistry
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Lipoma - classification
Lipoma - diagnosis
Lipoma - pathology
Lymphocytes - cytology
Lymphocytes - immunology
Thymoma - diagnosis
Thymoma - pathology
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Summary:A case of thymolipoma in a 14-year-old girl diagnosed prospectively by fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy is reported. The cellular constituents of the aspirate, lymphocytes and epithelial cells, were characterized by routine cytology and immunocytochemistry. Although primarily based on the FNA cytology, the diagnosis was supported by the patient's clinical history and the radiographic demonstration of a fat density mass. This appears to be the first description of thymolipoma in a fine needle aspirate.
ISSN:0001-5547