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12768633

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-27
pubmed:abstractText
Three cases of melanoma of the soft parts diagnosed by aspiration cytology and immunochemistry are described. Unusual clinicoradiological features, variable cytomorphology, absence of melanin, and lack of awareness due to rarity of the lesion caused diagnostic dilemma. Morphological similarity to alveolar soft part sarcoma, synovial and epithelioid sarcoma, cutaneous melanoma, poorly differentiated carcinoma, and plasmacytoma were noted. Consideration of clinical data such as age, site, and radiology was helpful in narrowing down the diagnosis. A presumptive cytologic diagnosis helped in selecting the antibody panel, which established the definitive diagnosis in all cases. This approach is valuable in preoperative management and obviates the need for an open biopsy in primary, metastatic, or recurrent tumor. Increasing experience in fine-needle aspiration of this rare entity and correlation with immunochemistry and histopathology are valuable in narrowing down the differential diagnosis, reducing diagnostic errors, and widening its clinicocytological spectrum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
8755-1039
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
295-300
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Melanoma of the soft parts: diagnosis of metastatic and recurrent tumors by aspiration cytology.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Cytopathology Unit, Maulana Azad Medical College, LN Hospital, New Delhi, India. kumar_neeta@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article