Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pituitary prolactinoma containing spherical amyloid is rare. Squash smear findings of spherical amyloid in pituitary prolactinoma are characteristic. CASE: A 25-year-old woman presented with a pituitary tumor. The intraoperative squash smear showed abundant, homogeneous, eosinophilic material with multiple prominent striations. The scattered atypical cells in the periphery contained an irregular, bizarre nucleus; coarse chromatin; occasional prominent nucleoli; rare cytoplasm; and prolactin immunoreactivity. CONCLUSION: The characteristic squash smear findings should be helpful in the diagnosis of this rare tumor.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 447-450 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Acta Cytologica |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 Jan 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Histology
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Kim, S. H., Kim, S. H., Lee, S. K., & Kim, T. S. (2004). Squash smear findings of spherical amyloid in pituitary prolactinoma: A case report. Acta Cytologica, 48(3), 447-450. https://doi.org/10.1159/000326402