Thunnissen F B, Arends J W, Buchholtz R T, ten Velde G
Department of Pathology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Acta Cytol. 1989 Nov-Dec;33(6):917-21.
The fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytologic findings in four cases of inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung are described. Histologic material was available for comparison in three of the four cases. FNA of these lesions usually yielded moderately to poorly cellular smears. The smears showed a mixture of chronic inflammatory cells and tissue fragments, without a predominance of plasma cells. Characteristic cytologic findings were not observed. The cytologic findings can be distinguished from those of other circumscribed benign and malignant lesions, however. The diagnosis of an inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung may be suggested by a combination of roentgenographic (a localized density) and FNA findings, which may justify a more conservative surgical approach.
本文描述了4例肺炎性假瘤的细针穿刺（FNA）细胞学检查结果。4例中有3例有组织学材料可供对比。这些病变的FNA通常产生细胞涂片中等至较差的涂片。涂片显示慢性炎症细胞和组织碎片的混合物，没有浆细胞占优势。未观察到特征性细胞学表现。然而，细胞学表现可与其他局限性良性和恶性病变的表现相区分。肺炎性假瘤的诊断可通过X线表现（局限性密度）和FNA结果相结合来提示，这可能证明采用更保守的手术方法是合理的。
