Valicenti J F, McMaster K R, Daniell C J
Acta Cytol. 1979 May-Jun;23(3):217-21.
The purpose of this case report is to illustrate the cytologic findings from a patient who had clinical, radiologic and morphologic evidence of giant cell interstitial pneumonia. Of additional interest is the fact that this patient had had histologically proven desquamative interstitial pneumonia approximately seven years prior to his current admission. A discussion of the relationship between these two entities is also presented. Furthermore, it is emphasized that the presence of multinucleated giant cells alone is a nonspecific finding. However, with proper correlation with clinical history, radiology and other pertinent laboratory studies, one can often minimize the differential diagnosis. This case report points out the usefulness of such an approach in arriving at a specific diagnosis.
本病例报告的目的是阐述一名具有巨细胞间质性肺炎临床、放射学和形态学证据患者的细胞学检查结果。另外值得关注的是，该患者在此次入院约七年前曾有组织学证实的脱屑性间质性肺炎。本文还讨论了这两种疾病之间的关系。此外，需强调的是，仅出现多核巨细胞是一项非特异性发现。然而，通过与临床病史、放射学及其他相关实验室检查结果进行适当关联，往往可以缩小鉴别诊断范围。本病例报告指出了这种方法在明确具体诊断方面的实用性。
