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Australian Society of Cytology

Case of the Month

September 2004

Presented by:
Doug Robertson
Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
Brisbane, Australia

Specimen type:

FNA lung mass.


Clinical History:

Male Aged 79
History of a mass-like lesion - medial lung.
?Infective, ?Malignant.
CT guided FNA - Aspirated material was muco-gelatinous.


Images:

Diff Quik stain Diff Quik stain Diff Quik stain
fig 1 fig 2 fig 3
Cell block - H&E stain Cell block - PASD stain  
fig 4 fig 5  

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