Cytodiagnosis of Sacral Chordoma
We report the cytological findings of a sacro-coccygeal chordoma in a 53 year male diagnosed preoperatively by guided fine needle aspiration cytology. The smears shows characteristic Physalliphorous cells in a metachromatic background of myxoid material entrapping cords of cuboidal cells. Differenti...
| Published in: | Journal of Nepal Medical Association |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nepal Medical Association
2014-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/2804 |
| Summary: | We report the cytological findings of a sacro-coccygeal chordoma in a 53 year male diagnosed preoperatively by guided fine needle aspiration cytology. The smears shows characteristic Physalliphorous cells in a metachromatic background of myxoid material entrapping cords of cuboidal cells. Differential diagnosis in cytology include conventional and myxoid chondrosarcoma, myxoid liposarcoma, myxoid malignant fibrous histiocytoma, metastatic mucinous carcinoma and myxo-papillary ependymoma. The distinguishing features between these neoplasms are discussed. Preoperative diagnosis of chordoma permits optimum planned surgery.
Keywords: chordoma; myxoid; sacral. |
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| ISSN: | 0028-2715 1815-672X |