15FNA4 Mediatstinal mass seminoma e5863f23 4b1d ed39 a325 5cb03daad7fc
FNA Cytopathology 15FNA4 Specimen: FNA mediastinal mass Clinical Notes: Male, 22 years. Presents with chest pain. CT scan shows a 12 mm anterior mediastinal mass without calcification and with homogenous attenuation. Expected Response: Seminoma.
Figure 1. Highly cellular dyscohesive smear showing malignant bare nuclei, stripped cytoplasm (Pap).
Figure 2. Smears show a population of smaller lymphoid cells and macrophages (DQ).
Figure 3. Round-ovoid malignant bare nuclei in a background of lymphocytes, plasma cells, eosinophils and macrophages (DQ).
Figure 4. Round-ovoid malignant bare nuclei background lymphocytes, and macrophages. Note prominent nucleoli (Pap).
Figure 5. Fragile cells result in trails of nuclear debris and
Figure 6. Malignant nuclei with trails of nuclear debris across the field. Note the characteristic ‘tigroid background’ (DQ).
dispersed cytoplasmic fragments in the smear background (Pap).
Figure 1. Highly cellular dyscohesive smear showing malignant bare nuclei, stripped cytoplasm (Pap).
Figure 2. Smears show a population of smaller lymphoid cells and macrophages (DQ).
Figure 3. Round-ovoid malignant bare nuclei in a background of lymphocytes, plasma cells, eosinophils and macrophages (DQ).
Figure 4. Round-ovoid malignant bare nuclei background lymphocytes, and macrophages. Note prominent nucleoli (Pap).
Figure 5. Fragile cells result in trails of nuclear debris and
Figure 6. Malignant nuclei with trails of nuclear debris across the field. Note the characteristic ‘tigroid background’ (DQ).
dispersed cytoplasmic fragments in the smear background (Pap).
