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COMBINED SMALL CELL CARCINOMA AND ADENOCARCINOMA
DIAGNOSED ON EBUS-TBNA MATERIAL

Author: Cisel Aydin Mericoz MD, Pinar Firat MD,​
Institution: Koç University Hospital, Department of Pathology, İstanbul, Türkiye

CLINICAL PRESENTATION:

A 64-year-old male patient presented with a 2.5-month history of numbness and severe pain in the arms and legs. He was initially treated with physical therapy, without clinical improvement. A thoracic CT scan revealed a 2 cm, well-circumscribed lesion in the left upper lobe and extensive mediastinal lymphadenopathy, including the left hilar region. EBUS-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) was performed for diagnostic purposes.

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TITLE: BILATERAL INTRAMAMMARY LYMPH NODE METASTASIS FROM A SMALL CELL LUNG NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA.

AUTHORS: LONGO, Justina; GERSZTEIN, Andrea.
Cytology Section – Pathology Division. “Carlos G. Durand” General Acute Hospital. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

CLINICAL PRESENTATION:
A 68-year-old female patient with a history of endometrioid adenocarcinoma, who consulted for a right breast nodule detected during self-examination. On physical examination, nodules were palpated in both breasts. Ultrasound revealed a nodule in the right breast measuring 18x16mm and a nodule in the left breast measuring 10x9mm. Given the oncological history, a CT scan of the head and neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis was performed, revealing a spiculated nodule measuring 21x17mm in the left apical lung lobe. Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) was performed on both breast nodules. Six cytological smears were obtained from each site, fixed in 96° alcohol, and stained using the Papanicolaou technique. Slides were selected for automated immunocytochemical staining.

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