Fine needle aspiration biopsy of a hepatic mass. An example of a near error |
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Authors: | T Mathew M Z Affandi |
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Institution: | Department of Pathology, R.I.P.A.S. Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam. |
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Abstract: | Material obtained by fine needle aspiration (FNA) from a hepatic mass showed conflicting features in Papanicolaou-stained smears and hematoxylin-and-eosin-stained cell block sections. A sarcomatous lesion (metastatic pleomorphic liposarcoma) was suggested by the smears while the cell block sections revealed the lesion to be a lipid-rich hepatocellular carcinoma. The nature of this apparent discrepancy is discussed. |
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