J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  1999 May;3(1):100-103.

A Case of Infantile Nephrotic Syndrome with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

• Kim SE
• Han YS
• Song MS
• Chung WY

Abstract

Paraganglioma is a benign tumor arising in the paraganglion system scattered throughout the body, but its cytopathologic findings arenot well known. We experienced a case of paraganglioma of carotid body diagnosed by fine needle aspiration. The patient was a 30 year-old female who suffered from the left neck mass for 3 years. The mass was 3x3crn in size without pulsation or bruit. Cytologically, the smear revealed aggregated and singly scattered tumor cells having abundant pale cytoplasm and indistinct cell borders. Their nuclei were round to oval, but enlarged nuclei were occasionally observed. The nuclear membrane was smooth with fine clumping of chromatin. Differentiation from metastatic follicular carcinoma of the thyroid gland was difficult.

Keyword

Pancreas tumors; Percutaneous fine needle aspiration; Cytologic diagnosis

MeSH Terms

Adult
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Carotid Body
Chromatin
Cytoplasm
Female
Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental*
Humans
Neck
Nephrotic Syndrome*
Nuclear Envelope
Paraganglioma
Thyroid Gland
Chromatin