TY - JOUR
T1 - Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (Pindborg's tumor) on fine-needle aspiration biopsy smears
T2 - A case report
AU - Fulciniti, F.
AU - Vetrani, A.
AU - Zeppa, P.
AU - Califano, L.
AU - Palombini, L.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - A 44-yr-old woman with a long-standing history of painful mandibular swelling was hospitalized for the diagnostic evaluation of an astrolytic mandibular lesion in the premolar-canine area. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) was performed and cytologic smears were characterized by dusters, sheets, and rare isolated pleomorphic cells of the squamoid type, blocks of amorphous material encircled by fibroblasts, and occasional calcifications. A cytological diagnosis of Pindborg's tumor was made, which was confirmed by histopathological examination. Evaluation of DNA ploidy by semiautomated image cytometry produced an aneuploid histogram. The patient is free of residual neoplasm at a 12-mo post-operative interval. The cytological differential diagnosis of this rare odontogenic neoplasm is discussed briefly.
AB - A 44-yr-old woman with a long-standing history of painful mandibular swelling was hospitalized for the diagnostic evaluation of an astrolytic mandibular lesion in the premolar-canine area. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) was performed and cytologic smears were characterized by dusters, sheets, and rare isolated pleomorphic cells of the squamoid type, blocks of amorphous material encircled by fibroblasts, and occasional calcifications. A cytological diagnosis of Pindborg's tumor was made, which was confirmed by histopathological examination. Evaluation of DNA ploidy by semiautomated image cytometry produced an aneuploid histogram. The patient is free of residual neoplasm at a 12-mo post-operative interval. The cytological differential diagnosis of this rare odontogenic neoplasm is discussed briefly.
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U2 - 10.1002/dc.2840120117
DO - 10.1002/dc.2840120117
M3 - Article
C2 - 7789252
AN - SCOPUS:0028811991
VL - 12
SP - 71
EP - 75
JO - Diagnostic Cytopathology
JF - Diagnostic Cytopathology
SN - 8755-1039
IS - 1
ER -