Kataria Sant Prakash, Misra Kiran, Singh Gajender, Kumar Sanjay
Department of Pathology, Pt. BD Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Department of pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Shahdara, New Delhi, India.
J Cytol. 2015 Jan-Mar;32(1):62-4. doi: 10.4103/0970-9371.155242.
Yolk sac tumor (YST) is a rare neoplasm that affects children and adolescents. Fine needle aspiration biopsy is an extremely useful procedure for the diagnosis of YST. Main objective is to describe the characteristic cytological features of fine needle aspirates of YST. We report a case of YST in a 4-year-old male child occurring at paravertebral region showing cytomorphological details.
卵黄囊瘤(YST)是一种罕见的肿瘤,主要发生于儿童和青少年。细针穿刺活检是诊断YST的一种极其有用的方法。主要目的是描述YST细针穿刺抽吸物的特征性细胞学特征。我们报告一例4岁男性儿童发生于椎旁区域的YST病例,并展示其细胞形态学细节。