J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  1999 May;3(1):64-71.

Effects of Dietary Protein on the Progression of Early Chronic Renal Failure in Subtotally Nephrectomizid Rets

• Kim KS
• Kim KH
• Kim SY
• Kang YJ
• Maeng WJ

Abstract

Endodermal sinus tumor of the mediastinum is a very rare malignant tumor, usually affecting young adolescents, and its histologic findings are characteristic as that of gonadal germ cell origin. We describe the cytologic finding of fine needle aspiration of mediastinal endodermal sinus tumor in a 19-year-old male patient, comparing with tissue section. The tumor cells in smears were usually in tight clusters with large overlapping cells, which were arranged in a papillary or microacinar pattern, suggesting carcinoma. The tumor cells were large, round or oval with a small amount of cytoplasm which was occasionally vacuolated and had indistinct border. The nuclei were large, pleomorphic, and vesicular with large promi- nent nucleoli. The tissue sections showed typical findings of endodermal sinus tumor. Careful correlation of cytological findings and the serum alpha-fetoprotein level would be helpful to confirm the diagnosis.

Keyword

Bile cytology; Percutaneous biliary drainage; Clonorchiasis; Diagnostic accuracy

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
alpha-Fetoproteins
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Biopsy, Needle
Carcinoma, Papillary
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Child*
Clonorchiasis
Cytoplasm
Diagnosis
Dietary Proteins*
Endodermal Sinus Tumor
Female
Germ Cells
Giant Cells
Gonads
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic*
Male
Mediastinum
Middle Aged
Thyroid Gland
Urinary Tract Infections*
Urinary Tract*
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux*
Young Adult
Dietary Proteins
alpha-Fetoproteins