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Felix FA, de Sena ACVP, de Arruda JAA, Tavares TS, Rocha AL, Rodrigues-Fernandes CI, de Cáceres CVBL, Vargas PA, Abreu LG, Amaral TMP, Travassos DV, de Sousa SF, Fonseca FP, Silva TA, Mesquita RA. Fine-needle aspiration cytology for the diagnosis of plasma cell neoplasms in the head and neck region: A systematic analysis of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol 2023; 51:198-210. [PMID: 36576947 DOI: 10.1002/dc.25095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cytopathologic analysis is feasible and provides detailed morphological characterisation of head and neck lesions. AIMS To integrate the available data published on fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) used for the diagnosis of plasma cell neoplasms (PCN) of the head and neck region. MATERIALS AND METHODS Searches on PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Scopus were performed to compile data from case reports/case series published in English. The Joanna Briggs Institute tool was used for the critical appraisal of studies. RESULTS A total of 82 studies comprising 102 patients were included in this review. There was a predilection for men (68.6%) (male/female ratio: 2.1:1). Individuals in their 50s (29.4%), 60s (22.5%), and 70s (22.5%) were more often affected. The thyroid gland (26.2%) was the main anatomical location, followed by scalp (15.5%), neck/cervical region (15.5%), jaws (13.6%), and major salivary glands (13.6%). For FNAC analysis, a smear was employed in 41 (40.6%) cases and a cell block was used in four (3.9%). In 56 (55.4%) reports, no cytological methods were available. Morphologically, 34 (56.7%) cases had a diagnosis of PCN with agreement between cytopathology and histopathology. The rate of wrong diagnoses when using cytology was 27.5%. Immunophenotyping was performed in 49 (48%) of the cases. The 69-month disease-free survival rate was 60.2%, while the 27-month overall survival rate was 64.1%. CONCLUSION This study reinforces that FNAC can be an ancillary tool in the first step towards the diagnosis of PCN of the head and neck region, especially when applying a cell block for cytological analysis.
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- Fernanda Aragão Felix
- Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Refai F, Gomaa W, Abdullah L. A Case Report of Thyroid Plasmacytoma and Literature Update. J Microsc Ultrastruct 2019; 8:75-79. [PMID: 32766122 PMCID: PMC7365513 DOI: 10.4103/jmau.jmau_36_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Plasmacytomas of the thyroid gland are rare, whether or not they arise as solitary (primary) lesions or secondary to systemic multiple myeloma. Here, we present the case of a 71-year-old female presenting with goiter and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, in whom the subsequent histopathological diagnosis of plasmacytoma was a surprise. In presenting this case, we summarize the last 25 years of literature on thyroid plasmacytoma and review the salient clinicopathological characteristics, differential diagnoses, management, and outcomes of this rare condition.
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- Fahd Refai
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Al Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Gochhait D, Edura P, Ganesh NR, Siddaraju N, Rangarajan V, Keloth T. Plasmacytoid morphology of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma: Diagnostic approach with a brief review of the literature. Cytopathology 2019; 30:326-329. [PMID: 30712289 DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Debasis Gochhait
- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Gochhait D, Govindarajalou R, Kar R, Rangarajan V, Dehuri P, Dubashi B. Plasmacytoma of thyroid clinically and morphologically mimicking primary thyroid carcinoma. Cytopathology 2018; 30:113-116. [PMID: 30462353 DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Debasis Gochhait
- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Radiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Singh K, Kumar P, Pruthy R, Goyal G. Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Thyroid Plasmacytoma. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2017; 38:552-554. [PMID: 29333030 PMCID: PMC5759082 DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_43_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Thyroid gland and thyroid cartilage infiltration in multiple myeloma (MM) are rare. Here, we discuss a patient who presented with hoarseness of voice and was found to have a hypodense lesion in right lobe of thyroid involving thyroid and cricoid cartilage. Fine-needle aspiration cytology with immunohistochemistry revealed extramedullary plasmacytoma of thyroid. MM was ruled out initially by serum protein electrophoresis, immunofixation, and bone marrow biopsy. Later, lytic lesions were found in multiple bones on radiation planning scan and he was finally diagnosed as case of MM with thyroid involvement. Treatment strategies of MM and thyroid plasmacytoma are also discussed briefly.
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- Kaalindi Singh
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India
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Tandon A, Paul TR, Singh R, Narendra AMVR. Synchronous Thyroid Involvement in Plasma Cell Leukemia Masquerading as Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Role of Ancillary Cytology Techniques in Diagnostic Workup. Endocr Pathol 2015; 26:324-7. [PMID: 26330190 DOI: 10.1007/s12022-015-9392-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Neoplastic plasma cell involvement of thyroid is an uncommon condition, and it may involve thyroid in multiple myeloma or solitary plasmacytoma. Its clinical and pathological features are not well understood. We present a rare case of synchronous thyroid involvement in plasma cell leukemia presenting as thyroid nodule with primary hypothyroidism. Simultaneous cytology, immunocytochemistry, FISH analysis with 13q14.3 and TP53 on cytology smears and haematology workup were performed to diagnose and to understand disease pathobiology with poor outcome.
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- Ashwani Tandon
- Department of Pathology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, 500082, India.
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- Department of Pathology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, 500082, India
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, India
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Kaba S, Hirokawa M, Higuchi M, Suzuki A, Kojima M, Miyauchi A. Cytological findings for the diagnosis of primary thyroid mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma by fine needle aspiration. Acta Cytol 2014; 59:26-36. [PMID: 25531657 DOI: 10.1159/000369443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We examined cytological findings for the diagnosis of primary thyroid mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma by fine needle aspiration. STUDY DESIGN During the study period of 4 years, a total of 101 cases including 51 MALT lymphomas, 20 Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), and 30 diffuse large-cell B-cell lymphomas were cytologically examined. MALT lymphomas were divided into 44 common MALT and 7 MALT lymphomas with extreme plasmacytic differentiation (MALT-EPCD). RESULTS (1) Small- to medium-sized cells displaying irregularly shaped nuclei with prominent nucleoli (ISN-PN) were neoplastic cells. (2) In the case of a frequency of plasma cells (PC) below 15%, the accuracy rate for distinguishing common MALT from HT was 97% for ISN-PN cell frequencies above 20% in combination with the presence of lymphoepithelial lesion clusters (LELC) and mountain range-like clusters (MRLC). The frequency of large-sized cells was below 15% in common MALT. (3) In the case of a frequency of PC above 15%, cases with a sum of PC and ISN-PN cells above 30% were MALT-EPCD. (4) MRLC were cell clusters derived from regions of follicular colonization, and LELC were cell clusters from lymphoepithelial lesions of MALT lymphomas. CONCLUSION Useful cytological criteria for the diagnosis of thyroid primary MALT lymphoma, such as neoplastic cells and cell clusters, were defined.
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- Sadayuki Kaba
- Department of Laboratory Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan
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Bhat V, Shariff S, Reddy RAN. Extramedullary plasmacytoma of thyroid - a mimicker of medullary carcinoma at fine needle aspiration cytology: A case report. J Cytol 2014; 31:53-6. [PMID: 25190987 PMCID: PMC4150345 DOI: 10.4103/0970-9371.130710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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A rare case of extra medullary plasmacytoma (EMP) of thyroid gland in a 60 year old male, occurring against a background of Hashimoto's thyroiditis is reported. The fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) initially done as an outpatient procedure, showed atypical epithelial cells on a background of amyloid. Considering these findings we gave a diagnosis of medullary carcinoma. Histology of the total thyroidectomy specimen showed an extensive infiltration of neoplastic plasma cells against a background of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, with a bizarre Hurthle cell change. Immunohistochemistry on the histology sections confirmed the diagnosis of solitary plasmacytoma of thyroid against a background of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
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- Vidya Bhat
- Department of Pathology, MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pathology, MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pathology, MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Lee CH, Jung YY, Chung YR, Ryu HS. Liquid-based cytologic findings of solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma in thyroid: a case report identified with fine-needle aspiration cytology. Diagn Cytopathol 2014; 42:964-9. [PMID: 24623561 DOI: 10.1002/dc.23086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Preoperative cytologic diagnosis of solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma (SEP) presents a challenge to cytopathologists because this tumor rarely occurs as a primary thyroid malignant neoplasm. In this report, we provide the first description of liquid-based cytomorphologic findings of SEP observed on fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the thyroid. A 56-year-old woman with a history of Hashimoto thyroiditis presented with a growing nodule in the thyroid. The liquid-based preparation obtained from FNAB showed numerous dispersed plasmacytoid cells with occasional loosely cohesive aggregates of tumor cells. Cells were round to oval in shape, with eccentrically located nuclei. Hyalinized perinuclear vacuoles were found in the cytoplasm of the tumor cells. Initial cytological findings, including those of immunochemistry using a cell block preparation, were consistent with plasmacytoma. Histopathological examination subsequent to thyroidectomy revealed a plasmacytoma in the thyroid. Plasma cell neoplasms were not concurrently detected in tissues other than the thyroid. On the basis of preoperative FNAB findings, a specific diagnosis of SEP in the thyroid can be difficult because this tumor is rare. Moreover, diagnosis is impeded because SEP in the thyroid resembles other, more common thyroid lesions, including both benign and malignant neoplasms. Careful cytomorphologic examination and supportive studies may be required to fully confirm a diagnosis of SEP.
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- Chung Hun Lee
- Department of Pathology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Baloch Z, Bubendorf L, Bedrossian CWM. There is more than meet the eyes in head and neck cytopathology. Diagn Cytopathol 2014; 42:1-4. [PMID: 24376170 DOI: 10.1002/dc.23089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Alarion N, Kelly A, Fouilhoux G, Darcha C, Trechot I, Da Costa V, Moluçon-Chabrot C, Cachin F, Dejax C. Case of thyroid involvement by multiple myeloma. J Clin Oncol 2013; 31:e380-2. [PMID: 23752111 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.44.1907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Nicolas Alarion
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Center Jean Perrin, 58 rue Montalembert, 63011 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Nobuoka Y, Hirokawa M, Kuma S, Takagi N, Higuchi M, Masuoka H, Miya A, Kubota S, Miyauchi A. Cytologic findings and differential diagnoses of primary thyroid MALT lymphoma with striking plasma cell differentiation and amyloid deposition. Diagn Cytopathol 2013; 42:73-7. [PMID: 23636898 DOI: 10.1002/dc.23000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We report two cases of thyroid mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma with associated amyloid protein deposition. While other primary thyroid neoplasms sush as medullary carcinoma and plasmacytoma with associated amyloid protein are known to occur and have been previously described by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), to our knowledge, the current cases are the first of thyroid MALT lymphoma with amyloid deposition to be detailed in the cytopathology literature. Case 1 was a 73-year-old female with chronic thyroiditis. FNAC suspected MALT lymphoma. The amyloid material was not noticed, nevertheless it existed. Case 2 was a 71-year-old female with a nodule of the thyroid. Malignant lymphoma and medullary carcinoma were suspected by FNAC. The possibility of medullary carcinoma was excluded by a measurement of serum calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen. After follow-up for two years, the nodule was diagnosed as MALT lymphoma associated with plasma cell differentiation and amyloidosis by the fourth FNAC. When we encounter small round cell tumors associated with amyloid in thyroid FNAC, we should consider not only medullary carcinoma but also MALT lymphoma.
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- Yuri Nobuoka
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Mehdi G, Maheshwari V, Ansari HA, Sadaf L, Khan MA. FNAC diagnosis of medullary carcinoma thyroid: A report of three cases with review of literature. J Cytol 2011; 27:66-8. [PMID: 21157553 PMCID: PMC3001179 DOI: 10.4103/0970-9371.70745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is an unusual neoplasm, which is associated with specific supportive diagnostic markers. Despite this, its cytological diagnosis is often difficult. We report herewith three cases of medullary thyroid carcinoma. The diagnosis was established on fine-needle aspiration cytology. Plasmacytoid cell pattern was observed in two cases and spindle cell pattern in the third case.
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- Ghazala Mehdi
- Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
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F-18 FDG PET/CT detecting thyroid plasmacytoma after the successful treatment of gastric large B-cell lymphoma. Clin Nucl Med 2011; 36:317-9. [PMID: 21368613 DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e31820aa079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review cytological findings and diagnostic challenges in the use of fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of extramedullary plasmacytoma. METHODS Five cases of extramedullary plasmacytoma that were initially diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology over a period of two years in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital were reviewed. RESULTS The cytological findings were similar in all five cases. The smears were cellular and composed of plasmacytoid cells arranged singly and in clusters, with varying pleomorphism, bi- and multinucleation and mitotic figures. Presence of anaplasia, increased plasmablasts, numerous naked nuclei and unusual location of the tumour were some of the challenges faced during the cytological evaluation. CONCLUSIONS Extramedullary plasmacytoma may occur either as an initial presentation or as a secondary involvement by multiple myeloma. Fine needle aspiration is a reliable technique for its rapid diagnosis.
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- H Sarin
- Department of Pathology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India
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Bhanote M, Vazquez MF. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of a papillary thyroid carcinoma involved by malignant plasma cell disease: a case report. Diagn Cytopathol 2009; 37:217-9. [PMID: 19156826 DOI: 10.1002/dc.21036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We described the fine-needle aspiration biopsy findings in a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma involved by a malignant plasma cell disease of the thyroid gland in a 54-year-old female. Although papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the thyroid gland, involvement by plasma cell disease is exceptionally unusual.
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- Monisha Bhanote
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10065, USA.
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Extramedullary plasmacytomas of the thyroid and pericardium as initial presentation of multiple myeloma. Ann Hematol 2008; 87:853-4. [PMID: 18408928 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-008-0484-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2008] [Accepted: 03/08/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sakai Y, Ikeya J, Morita I, Sato K. Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tonsil diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology. Ann Diagn Pathol 2008; 12:41-3. [PMID: 18164414 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A case of tonsillar extramedullary plasmacytoma in a 53-year-old man with a complaint of lump sensation in the throat is presented. Examination of the oral cavity showed enlargement of the left tonsil. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a solid mass, measuring 3.2 x 2.0 x 3.8 cm, in the left tonsil. Cytologic smear obtained by fine-needle aspiration biopsy appeared highly cellular and was composed of clusters of plasma cells with varying maturity. Atypical plasma cells had prominent eccentric nuclei with nucleoli and finely granular cytoplasm. Binucleated cells and mitotic figures were also identified. The cytoplasm of mature-looking small plasma cells was also finely granular without a perinuclear halo. A cytologic diagnosis of plasmacytoma was made. Excisional biopsy showed sheets of plasmacytoid cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm. Occasional binucleated and pleomorphic cells with giant nuclei and prominent nucleoli were observed. These plasmacytoid cells were diffusely immunoreactive for lambda light chain and IgG, partially positive for epithelial membrane antigen. Metastatic examination finding was negative for multiple myeloma, and the patient was diagnosed as having extramedullary plasmacytoma. Although the diagnosis of plasmacytoma on cytologic smear may be difficult, in the current case, fine-needle aspiration cytology provided a rapid and accurate diagnosis.
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- Yu Sakai
- Department of Pathology, Japan Self-Defense Forces Sapporo General Hospital, Hokkaido 062-8610, Japan.
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Clinical features and differential diagnoses of solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the thyroid: a case report. Ann Diagn Pathol 2007; 13:119-23. [PMID: 19302961 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A 40-year-old woman presented with a rapidly enlarging palpable thyroid mass. The patient underwent a total thyroidectomy. The tumor fulfilled the criteria of primary solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma (SEP), including cellular expression of the CD138 and lambda light chain antibodies. Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the thyroid occurs most commonly in patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis and must be distinguished from involvement of thyroid in multiple myeloma, inflammatory pseudotumor plasma cell variant, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, and medullary carcinoma. The distinction is determined on the basis of histologic findings, immunohistochemical analysis, and other laboratory tests. Currently, no standard treatment exists for this entity. In this report, we discuss the differential diagnosis of SEP of the thyroid and the clinical features observed in this case.
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Benetatos L, Alymara V, Chaidos A, Vassou A, Bourantas KL. Non-secretory multiple myeloma with involvement of the hand as initial manifestation. Leuk Lymphoma 2006; 47:1677-9. [PMID: 16966284 DOI: 10.1080/10428190600612420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Nappi O, Boscaino A, Wick MR. Extramedullary hematopoietic proliferations, extraosseous plasmacytomas, and ectopic splenic implants (splenosis). Semin Diagn Pathol 2004; 20:338-56. [PMID: 14694984 DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2003.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Hematopoietic proliferations are well known to present ectopically outside the bone marrow, either in benign or malignant form. As such, they present a distinct problem with respect to morphologic interpretation because of their uncommonality in extramedullary sites and their capacity to simulate other lesions histologically. This review considers extramedullary myeloid tumors ("granulocytic sarcoma," "erythroblastic sarcoma," "megakaryocytic sarcoma"), tumefactive extramedullary hematopoiesis, and the peculiar condition known as "splenosis," with consideration of their clinical, microscopic, and cytohistochemical chararacteristics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Oscar Nappi
- Division of Anatomic Pathology, Histopathology, & Diagnostic Cytopathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
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