Diagnosis of Thymic Clear Cell Carcinoma by Cytology
Clear cell carcinoma of the thymus is a rare tumor. Few cases of clear-cell carcinoma of thymus have been documented (Truong et al., 1990 and Wolfe III et al., 1983). All these cases were diagnosed by histopathological examination of the tissue. Diagnosis of thymic clear cell carcinoma on cytology i...
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| author | Seema A. Lale Patricia G. Tiscornia-Wasserman Mohamed Aziz |
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| description | Clear cell carcinoma of the thymus is a rare tumor. Few cases of clear-cell carcinoma of thymus have been documented (Truong et al., 1990 and Wolfe III et al., 1983). All these cases were diagnosed by histopathological examination of the tissue. Diagnosis of thymic clear cell carcinoma on cytology is extremely challenging. Here we report the first case of thymic clear cell carcinoma diagnosed by cytological examination of the pericardial fluid with the help of immunocytochemistry. Differential diagnosis included adenocarcinoma, mesothelioma, and thymic clear cell carcinoma. Thymic carcinoma with clear cell features has an aggressive clinical behavior including our case, where it was already metastasized at the time of presentation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c2f5453e5f024dcbbe3db96fc547c67d2025-02-03T01:23:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/617810617810Diagnosis of Thymic Clear Cell Carcinoma by CytologySeema A. Lale0Patricia G. Tiscornia-Wasserman1Mohamed Aziz2Mercy Hospital, 800 Myrtle Street, Independence, KS 67301, USACytopathology, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, PH15-1586, New York, NY 10032, USACytopathology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and at New York Medical College, 6 Ohio drive, Lake Success, NY 11042, USAClear cell carcinoma of the thymus is a rare tumor. Few cases of clear-cell carcinoma of thymus have been documented (Truong et al., 1990 and Wolfe III et al., 1983). All these cases were diagnosed by histopathological examination of the tissue. Diagnosis of thymic clear cell carcinoma on cytology is extremely challenging. Here we report the first case of thymic clear cell carcinoma diagnosed by cytological examination of the pericardial fluid with the help of immunocytochemistry. Differential diagnosis included adenocarcinoma, mesothelioma, and thymic clear cell carcinoma. Thymic carcinoma with clear cell features has an aggressive clinical behavior including our case, where it was already metastasized at the time of presentation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/617810 |
| spellingShingle | Seema A. Lale Patricia G. Tiscornia-Wasserman Mohamed Aziz Diagnosis of Thymic Clear Cell Carcinoma by Cytology Case Reports in Pathology |
| title | Diagnosis of Thymic Clear Cell Carcinoma by Cytology |
| title_full | Diagnosis of Thymic Clear Cell Carcinoma by Cytology |
| title_fullStr | Diagnosis of Thymic Clear Cell Carcinoma by Cytology |
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| title_short | Diagnosis of Thymic Clear Cell Carcinoma by Cytology |
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