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Importance of Individual Ghost Cells in Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Diagnosis of Pilomatricoma
Kanghee Han, Hwa-Jeong Ha, Joon Seog Kong, Jae Kyung Myung, Sunhoo Park, Jung-Soon Kim, Myung-Soon Shin, Hye Sil Seol, Jae Soo Koh, Seung-Sook Lee
J Pathol Transl Med. 2018;52(1):45-50.   Published online January 15, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2017.10.18
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Background
Although histological diagnosis of pilomatricoma is not difficult because of its unique histological features, cytological diagnosis through fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is often problematic due to misdiagnoses as malignancy.
Methods
We reviewed the cytological features of 14 cases of histologically-proven pilomatricoma from Korea Cancer Center Hospital, with a discussion on the diagnostic pitfalls of FNAC.
Results
Among 14 cases of pilomatricoma, 10 (71.4%) were correctly diagnosed through FNAC, and two (14.3%) were misdiagnosed as carcinoma. Cytologically, all cases had easily recognizable clusters of basaloid cells and foreign body-type multinucleated cells. Although ghost cells were also found in all cases, some were inconspicuous and hardly recognizable due to their small numbers.
Conclusions
An accurate diagnosis of pilomatricoma in FNAC is feasible with consideration of clinical information and close examination of ghost cells.

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  • A case of pilomatricoma with suspected malignancy diagnosed by intraoperative rapid cytological diagnosis
    Miho YOSHIDA-TANAKA, Kazuya KURAOKA, Naoko YASUMURA, Arisa KAN, Yumi SAIKI, Akihiro KAGAWA, Akihisa SAITO, Kiyomi TANIYAMA
    The Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology.2019; 58(3): 133.     CrossRef

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