Fine needle aspiration cytology of sclerosing hemangioma of the lung, a mimicker of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma
Wang, S.E.; Nieberg, R.K.
Acta Cytologica 30(1): 51-54
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5547 PMID: 3004083 Document Number: 269591
A rare "sclerosing hemangioma" of the lung in a 24-year-old man was initially interpreted as a bronchioloalveolar carcinoma by fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology. The similiarity of these two tumors in fine needle aspirates is discussed. Benign sclerosing hemangioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis when numerous atypical proliferating bronchiolar or alveolar cells are obtained by FNA.