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- Title
Fine Needle Aspirate of Autoimmune Pancreatitis (Lymphoplasmacytic Sclerosing Pancreatitis): Cytomorphologic Characteristics and Clinical Correlates.
- Authors
Holmes, Brittany J.; Hruban, Ralph H.; Wolfgang, Christopher L.; Ali, Syed Z.
- Abstract
Objective: Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is an inflammatory, IgG4-associated condition that often overlaps clinically and radiographically with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. We reviewed our institutional experience with fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in patients subsequently diagnosed with AIP. Study Design: A retrospective review was conducted of FNA results correlating to all surgical pancreatic specimens diagnosed as AIP or lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis from 1984 to 2011. Results: AIP was diagnosed in 15 cases by surgical resection and in 2 by combined clinical findings and nondiagnostic biopsies. Of 20 aspirates from 17 patients, 1 was diagnosed as malignant, 1 as neoplasm (mucinous), 10 as atypical, 5 as benign, and 3 as scant or nondiagnostic. Of the 10 aspirates diagnosed as atypical, 1 was suspicious for malignancy, 1 could not exclude neuroendocrine neoplasm, 1 was markedly atypical, and 7 demonstrated scattered ductal atypia. Common morphologic features included hypocellularity, focal-to-marked ductal epithelial atypia, fibrous tissue fragments, and a smear background lacking red blood cells. Conclusion: On FNA, AIP most often leads to an 'atypical' cytopathologic interpretation and rarely may be diagnosed as adenocarcinoma. Thus, caution is warranted to avoid overdiagnosis on FNA when a mass lesion is reported in a patient with clinical or radiographic suspicion of AIP. Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Acta Cytologica, 2012, Vol 56, Issue 3, p228
- ISSN
0001-5547
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000336135