Solitary angiomyolipoma of the liver. Report of a case initially examined by fine needle aspiration biopsy

Acta Cytol. 1990 Mar-Apr;34(2):201-4.

Abstract

Transabdominal fine needle aspiration biopsy of a solitary space-occupying lesion in the liver produced smears containing irregular bundles of smooth muscle cells with granular or fibrillary cytoplasm and slightly pleomorphic nuclei. In a few bundles, aggregates of mature fat cells were present, which is characteristic for an angiomyolipoma. Histologic examination of the resected mass showed it to be a solitary angiomyolipoma of the liver. The diagnosis was further confirmed by immunohistochemical and electron microscopic studies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Hemangioma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male