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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 |
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- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Histology
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Squash smear findings of spherical amyloid in pituitary prolactinoma : A case report. / Kim, SeHoon; Kim, Sun Ho; Lee, Seung Koo; Kim, Tai Seung.
In: Acta Cytologica, Vol. 48, No. 3, 01.01.2004, p. 447-450.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Squash smear findings of spherical amyloid in pituitary prolactinoma
T2 - A case report
AU - Kim, SeHoon
AU - Kim, Sun Ho
AU - Lee, Seung Koo
AU - Kim, Tai Seung
PY - 2004/1/1
Y1 - 2004/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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DO - 10.1159/000326402
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VL - 48
SP - 447
EP - 450
JO - Acta Cytologica
JF - Acta Cytologica
SN - 0001-5547
IS - 3
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