Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Metastatic Deposits from Epithelial Malignancies

Gupta, Raj K.; Naran, Sarla

doi:10.1159/000330965

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“…After chest wall, the most frequent site of subcutaneous metastasis has been neck [5]. We've had 2 cases of laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas (SCC) with subcutaneous metastasis in the neck regions which has been confirmed by tissue biopsy.…”

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Diagnosis of Subcutaneous Metastatic Deposits by Fine Needle Aspiration

Geramizadeh¹

2012

J Cytol Histol

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Objectives: Subcutaneous tissue is an uncommon site of metastasis. Overall it can be seen in 0.8-4% of the malignancies. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a method for the diagnosis of subcutaneous metastasis and to exclude other differential diagnoses such as primary cutaneous tumors or inflammatory process. In this study we want to report our experience with Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) of subcutaneous metastasis in 25 patients with known malignancy.Study design: During 3 years, among more than 10000 cytology cases, we had 25 patients with different types of malignancy who were referred with subcutaneous nodules. FNA was performed. Results:In these 25 patients, there were 15 males and 10 female patients (22-80 years of age). Most common malignancy was breast cancer and the most common site of metastasis was subcutaneous tissue of chest wall. FNAC was 100% accurate for the diagnosis of subcutaneous metastasis. There were no false positive and false negative cases. Discussion and conclusion: FNAC is an accurate, noninvasive and fast method for the diagnosis of subcutaneous metastasis in the patients with a known malignancy without any complication.

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Diagnosis of Subcutaneous Metastatic Deposits by Fine Needle Aspiration

Geramizadeh¹

2012

J Cytol Histol

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“…35 Morphology alone may not help in distinguishing one from the other. Diagnosis should be based on cytologic features and clinical features such as large lesion size, longer duration, skin ulceration and local recurrences.…”

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Cytologic Features of Primary Malignant Tumors of Skin and Adnexae

Prayaga¹,

Loya²,

Gottimukkala³

et al. 2008

Acta Cytologica

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“…In 11 (7.5%) patients no tumor had been found previously. 3 Saikia et al analyzed a total of 1,022 metastatic malignancies at various sites; cutaneous/subcutaneous metastasis was encountered in 58 patients, and 18 cases of scalp metastasis constituted 31% of all cutaneous sites and only 1.8% of all metastatic sites. Of the 18 cases, 7 (39%) had primaries in the head and neck region.…”

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“…2 Cutaneous and subcutaneous metastatic deposits from previously known malignancy can be diagnosed rapidly and accurately utilizing fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). 3 However, in cases of an unknown primary origin, such nodules can pose a diagnostic hurdle. We encountered 2 patients with cutaneous/subcutaneous deposits presenting initially as scalp nodules.…”

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