Korean J Cytopathol.  1995 Jun;6(1):62-66.

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Peripheral Neuroepithelioma of Soft Tissue: Report of A Case

• Park YS
• Oak SA
• Gong GY
• Choe GY
• Huh JY
• Yu ES
• Lee IC

Abstract

Peripheral neuroepithelioma (PNE) of soft tissue is a malignant neuroectodermal tumor arising from peripheral(nonautonomic) nerve. It may occur in both children and adults, and are highly aggressive neoplasms that rapidly give rise to metastatic disease and death. We exprienced a case of peripheral neuroepithelioma of soft tissue in the upper arm in a 18-year-old female. Cytologic features revealed small round cells with scanty cytoplasm occurring both singly and in clusters. The clusters frequently tended to form Homer-Wright rosettes. The cells had a round to oval nucleus with fine chromatin and inconspicuous nucleoli in a hemorrhagic background.

Keyword

Peripheral neuroepithelioma; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Soft tissue

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Arm
Biopsy, Fine-Needle*
Child
Chromatin
Cytoplasm
Female
Humans
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral*
Chromatin