Cercariform Cells for Helping Distinguish Transitional Cell Carcinoma from Non–Small Cell Lung Carcinoma in Fine Needle Aspirates

Renshaw, Andrew A.; Madge, Rebecca

doi:10.1159/000332779

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“…Powers and Elbadawi[17] first described CCs as cells with long cytoplasmic tail and flattened ends. Renshaw et al .,[4] expanded this definition to include cells with shorter, broader, but flattened and often bulbous tail. They also described a vacuole in bulbous tail of these cells to be a useful feature in identifying CCs.…”

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Fine needle aspiration cytology of metastatic urothelial carcinoma: Study of seven cases with review of literature

Kaur

Bakshi

Verma

2012

J Cytol

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Background:Metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC) is rarely described in cytology literature. Appropriate cytological diagnosis is important in certain clinical scenarios to exclude a second primary.Aims:To delineate cytological features that are helpful in diagnosing metastatic UC.Materials and Methods:The study included seven male patients with age range of 48 – 72 years. These patients were diagnosed cases of UC and had now presented with lesions in liver, lungs, bones or lymph nodes. Computed tomographic (CT)/ultrasonographic (USG) guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was available from one of these sites.Results:Cercariform cells (CCs) could be identified in five out of seven cases. In four cases, multilayered papillary fragments (MPFs) were identified which were reminiscent of histopathologic appearance of UC. One of these two morphologic features was present in all the cases. However, both CC cells and MPFs were present only in two cases.Conclusion:Previous clinical history is indispensible while diagnosing metastatic UC. MPFs and CC cells are strong morphologic clues to urothelial origin. In poorly differentiated tumors, differentiation from other epithelial tumors may not be possible on the basis of morphology alone.

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“…These were identified using the definition of Renshaw et al . [4] Cells with nucleated globular body and cytoplasmic tails (long and thin or short and broad) with flattened or bulbous ends were labelled as CCs. Only single cells were considered.…”

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Fine needle aspiration cytology of metastatic urothelial carcinoma: Study of seven cases with review of literature

Kaur

Bakshi

Verma

2012

J Cytol

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“…In addition, a small vacuole in the bulbous tail also represented a criterion for identifying CCs. [20] Using a combination of five cytological findings, metastases of UCs were characterized by high rates of CCs and multiple nucleoli and low rates of waxy metaplastic cytoplasm and columnar cells. [17]…”

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Penile metastasis of urothelial carcinoma diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration

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Penile neoplasms are rare and can be primary or represent metastasis or local recurrence. The most common primary cancer of the penis is squamous cell carcinoma, accounting for 95% of all cancers. In spite of the rich vascularity of the organ, penile metastases are uncommon. Cutaneous metastasis of urothelial carcinoma (UC) is extremely rare and generally accepted as the late manifestation of a systemic spread. By 1998, approximately 500 cases of penile metastasis had been reported worldwide. However, only few case reports and series of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of penile tumors have been documented. We report a case of penile metastasis from UC diagnosed by FNAC and describe the cytomorphological findings with an emphasis on cercariform cells. Although not commonly used, FNA of penile nodules can be effective in diagnosing recurrence or metastasis and avoiding surgical procedures, thus being an excellent initial procedure in the diagnostic approach.

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“…Cercariform cells 10,11 were not identified. Immunocytochemical staining for PSA was also negative, essentially ruling out the prostate tumor as the primary one.…”

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Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Transitional Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Brain

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Cercariform Cells for Helping Distinguish Transitional Cell Carcinoma from Non–Small Cell Lung Carcinoma in Fine Needle Aspirates

Cited by 22 publications

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Fine needle aspiration cytology of metastatic urothelial carcinoma: Study of seven cases with review of literature

Fine needle aspiration cytology of metastatic urothelial carcinoma: Study of seven cases with review of literature

Penile metastasis of urothelial carcinoma diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration

Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Transitional Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Brain

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