Squash smear findings of spherical amyloid in pituitary prolactinoma: A case report

Se Hoon Kim; Sun Ho Kim; Seung Koo Lee; Tai Seung Kim

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Squash smear findings of spherical amyloid in pituitary prolactinoma: A case report

Se Hoon Kim, Sun Ho Kim, Seung Koo Lee, Tai Seung Kim

Department of Pathology

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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
Pages (from-to)	447-450
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta Cytologica
Volume	48
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000326402
Publication status	Published - 2004

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This article was realized through two projects: “Ornithofauna of wetlands in Croatia” and Ornithological evaluation of biotopes in Croatia,” both financed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Croatia. The authors thank those who participated in the project “Management of the Kastela Bay” and contributed background data for this manuscript, especially Prof. I. Onofri on soil and Profs. M. Bedalov and N. Segulja on vegetation.

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