Chen K T
Department of Pathology, St. Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, California 93720.
Acta Cytol. 1991 Jul-Aug;35(4):381-4.
The cytologic features of a case with multiple bronchial benign granular-cell tumors are reported and compared with those of previously reported cases. Characteristic tumor cells were found in the bronchoscopic brushing smears and in cell block sections (but not smears) prepared from the washing fluid. These findings were confirmed by the bronchial biopsy and histologic study of the resected tumors. A cytologic diagnosis of bronchial granular-cell tumor should not be difficult because the cytologic appearance of the tumor cells is characteristic; however, the possibility of a concomitant tumor, such as adenocarcinoma or small-cell carcinoma, should be considered and excluded.
报告了一例多发性支气管良性颗粒细胞瘤的细胞学特征，并与先前报道的病例进行了比较。在支气管刷检涂片以及由冲洗液制备的细胞块切片（而非涂片）中发现了特征性肿瘤细胞。这些发现通过支气管活检以及对切除肿瘤的组织学研究得到了证实。支气管颗粒细胞瘤的细胞学诊断不应困难，因为肿瘤细胞的细胞学表现具有特征性；然而，应考虑并排除同时存在其他肿瘤的可能性，如腺癌或小细胞癌。
