Snot what you think: Mucus or myxoid matrix with epithelioid cells and bubbly cytoplasm?

Kathrin LudwigRachele BiancottiLara AlessandriniAmbrogio Fassina

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2021)

A case of progressive nasal obstruction in a 63 year old man is described. FNA cytology yielded dominant myxoid matrix with charateristic epithelioid cells, round nuclei with nucleoli, and eosinophilic, granular or vacuolated cytoplasm to allow a diagnosis tto be made.

Keyphrases

induced apoptosis
cell cycle arrest
multiple sclerosis
endoplasmic reticulum stress
fine needle aspiration
oxidative stress
high grade
signaling pathway
cell death
cell proliferation
chronic rhinosinusitis
ultrasound guided