Clear Cell Carcinoma Arising in a Cesarean Section Scar
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BACKGROUND: Clear cell carcinoma arising in a cesarean section scar is an extremely rare disease. To the best of our knowledge, there is no published report on the aspiration cytology. CASE: A 56-year-old woman presented with a mass in a cesarean section scar. Initially an abdominal desmoid was considered, but the features of fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology suggested an adenocarcinoma. The resected tumor was histologically composed of clear cell carcinoma showing cystic, solid and papillary patterns. CONCLUSION: FNA cytology of masses arising in a surgical scar can be a useful tool in obtaining an accurate pathologic diagnosis of a malignant neoplasm.
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- Authors
- Ishida, G. M., Motoyama, T., Watanabe, T., & Emura, I.
- Affiliations
- Yamagata University (JP)
- Venue
- Acta Cytologica
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Published
- 2003
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1095-1098
- ISSN
- 0001-5547 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-2650
- OpenAlex
- W2047914459
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Cytologica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Keywords
- clear cell carcinoma, cesarean section scar, fine needle aspiration cytology, adenocarcinoma, papillary carcinoma, histopathological diagnosis
- MeSH terms
- Antineoplastic Agents, Cesarean Section, Cicatrix, Cisplatin, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Metastasis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Biomarkers, Tumor, Treatment Failure, Fatal Outcome, Fibromatosis, Abdominal, Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell, Abdominal Wall, Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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