Kumar Neeta, Sayed Shahin, Vinayak Sudhir
Department of Pathology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Third Parklands Avenue, P.O. Box 30270, GPO 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Patholog Res Int. 2011 Jan 20;2011:439518. doi: 10.4061/2011/439518.
A case of multifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a two-year-old child is presented where fine needle aspiration was helpful in achieving a rapid and accurate diagnosis in an appropriate clinical and radiological setting. This can avoid unnecessary biopsy and guide the management especially where access to histopathology is limited. The highly characteristic common and rare cytological features are highlighted with focus on differential diagnoses and causes of pitfalls.
本文报告了一例两岁儿童多灶性朗格汉斯细胞组织细胞增多症，在合适的临床和放射学背景下，细针穿刺抽吸有助于快速准确地做出诊断。这可以避免不必要的活检，并指导治疗，尤其是在组织病理学检查条件有限的情况下。文中重点强调了其高度特征性的常见和罕见细胞学特征，同时关注鉴别诊断及误诊原因。
