Walts A E
Acta Cytol. 1983 Sep-Oct;27(5):500-4.
The incidence of pancreatic malignancies in Western countries is increasing. Acceptance of fine needle aspiration as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of pancreatic lesions necessitates that cytologists recognize unusual tumor variants as well as adenocarcinoma. The aspiration cytology of a pancreatic carcinoma containing osteoclast-type giant cells is reported, and the differential diagnosis of multinucleated giant cells in pancreatic aspirates is discussed.
西方国家胰腺恶性肿瘤的发病率正在上升。将细针穿刺抽吸作为评估胰腺病变的诊断工具,要求细胞学家识别不常见的肿瘤变体以及腺癌。本文报告了一例含有破骨细胞型巨细胞的胰腺癌的穿刺细胞学检查,并讨论了胰腺穿刺物中多核巨细胞的鉴别诊断。