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Role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung

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Abstract

Fine needle aspiration cytology was utilised to diagnose five cases of primary malignant fibrous histlocytomas of the lung out of 871 cases of malignant pulmonary tumour (either as giant cells in clumps or scattered). Histological findings of the excised specimens confirmed the cytological diagnosis. Sputum cytology and brushing cytology do not yield tumour cells. Surgery, either lobectomy or pneumonectomy is the treatment of choice in resectable cases. Less then 25 cases of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung are published in the English medical literature. Our experience with the diagnostic role of FNAC prompted this paper.

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  1. Department of Cytopathology, S V S Marwari Hospital and Cancer Detection Centre, Calcutta

    Asitava Mondal, Susheela Mittra, D. Mittra & Srikumar Sarkar

  2. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, S S K M Hospital, Calcutta

    Asitava Mondal, Susheela Mittra, D. Mittra & Srikumar Sarkar

  3. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta, India

    Asitava Mondal, Susheela Mittra, D. Mittra & Srikumar Sarkar

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Mondal, A., Mittra, S., Mittra, D. et al. Role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Sur 11, 21–25 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860901

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