Key result
Fine needle aspiration biopsy of 11 angiosarcoma cases revealed hypocellular aspirates with single pleomorphic cells in a bloody background, with intracytoplasmic hemosiderin deposits in 4 cases.
Population
8 patients with 11 cases of angiosarcoma with histologic confirmation
Design
Case_series
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Scarce pleomorphic cells in bloody FNA aspirates may suggest angiosarcoma; leaves open need for histologic confirmation and larger validation series.
Observational (n=8)
The presence of scarce single pleomorphic cells in a bloody background on fine needle aspiration should raise the diagnostic possibility of angiosarcoma, though definitive diagnosis is often difficult without intracytoplasmic hemosiderin deposits.
Liu et al. (1999) conducted an observational in Angiosarcoma (n=8). Fine needle aspiration biopsy was evaluated on Cytomorphologic features. Fine needle aspiration biopsy of 11 angiosarcoma cases revealed hypocellular aspirates with single pleomorphic cells in a bloody background, with intracytoplasmic hemosiderin deposits in 4 cases.
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