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Nakai I, Imamura T, Nishida J. Tenosynovitis With Psammomatous Calcification Preoperatively Diagnosed as Intra-Articular Free Body of the Young Male Wrist: A Case Report. J Hand Surg Glob Online 2023; 5:845-848. [PMID: 38106950 PMCID: PMC10721493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2023.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Tenosynovitis with psammomatous calcifications is a rare condition primarily affecting female patients in the distal extremities. This case report presents a unique instance of tenosynovitis with psammomatous calcification in a 31-year-old man presenting with wrist pain. Initial misdiagnosis and unsuccessful steroid injections prompted further investigation, leading to the discovery of an extra-articular calcified mass. Arthroscopic resection was attempted but found to be unnecessary because the lesion was located outside the joint. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of tenosynovitis with psammomatous calcification. After mass removal, the patient experienced relief from wrist pain and resumed work within a month. Subsequent follow-ups at 9 months showed no recurrence of pain, with full range of wrist motion and no grip power weakness. This case highlights the importance of differentiating tenosynovitis with psammomatous calcification from intra-articular lesions, particularly in atypical presentations, and demonstrates the effectiveness of surgical intervention in resolving symptoms.
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- Ikuo Nakai
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nishi Omiya Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Life Care, Teikyo Junior College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Ronen N, Suster D. Psammomatous calcifications in thyroid oncocytic (Hürthle cell) follicular tumors. Ann Diagn Pathol 2023; 62:152061. [PMID: 36459776 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2022.152061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Concentric calcifications, also known as psammoma bodies, are a relatively frequent finding in certain types of tumors, particularly papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). In the thyroid, they have been assigned a significant role in the diagnosis of PTC and in distinguishing between these tumors and other types of thyroid neoplasms. Concentric calcifications have also less commonly been noted in other processes in the thyroid, such as in tumors characterized by cells containing abundant oxyphilic cytoplasm (i.e., Hürthle cells). We have studied 12 patients with oncocytic thyroid follicular tumors that contained scattered psammomatous calcifications that led to difficulties in diagnosis. The patients were 9 women and 3 men, aged 34 to 63 years. 10 cases corresponded to benign, non-invasive oncocytic tumors and 2 cases were minimally invasive follicular carcinomas of oncocytic (so called Hürthle cell) type. The psammomatous calcifications were randomly scattered throughout the lesions and were present as a focal, incidental finding in 8 cases and were diffuse in 4 cases. They were composed of concentrically laminated deposits of dense basophilic material closely resembling psammoma bodies, often associated with more homogeneous deposits of lightly eosinophilic material without concentric lamination that were interpreted as precipitated thyroglobulin. Seven patients with clinical follow-up, including one with minimally invasive carcinoma, were alive and well between 5 and 12 years after diagnosis. Concentric laminated calcifications may be encountered in oncocytic (Hürthle cell) follicular tumors and should not be interpreted as indicative of PTC in the context of oncocytic neoplasms of the thyroid.
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- Natali Ronen
- Department of Pathology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States of America.
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Kobayashi K, Ando K, Nakashima H, Machino M, Kanbara S, Ito S, Inoue T, Yamaguchi H, Koshimizu H, Segi N, Imagama S. Characteristics of cases with and without calcification in spinal meningiomas. J Clin Neurosci 2021; 89:20-5. [PMID: 34119267 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To quantify calcification in spinal meningiomas using Hounsfield unit (HU) values on CT, and to analyze the characteristics of cases with and without calcification and with different histologic subtypes. METHODS The subjects were 53 patients who underwent surgical resection of spinal meningioma between January 1999 and December 2019. Clinical and surgical data were collected, and all patients were examined neurologically preoperatively and at final follow-up using the modified McCormick scale and the American Spinal Injury Association scale. Calcification was quantified on CT of the spine prior to surgery. A HU value >60 was considered to indicate calcification. RESULTS The 53 patients (11 males, 42 females) were aged 62.4 ± 14.3 (range 19 to 91) years at surgery, and had a symptom duration of 10.8 ± 9.0 (1-36) months. The histological type was meningothelial in 35 cases, psammomatous in 13, and others in 5. The mean tumor volume was 1166 ± 350 (593-2176) mm3, and the mean HU value was 212.2 ± 192.8 (43-648). Forty cases (75%) had calcification (HU value > 60). HU values were significantly related to duration of symptoms (R = 0.590, p < 0.05) and significantly higher in psammomatous cases (p < 0.05). Cases with calcification had longer operative times and greater blood loss, and a significantly lower rate of neurological improvement. CONCLUSION CT was effective for detecting calcification based on HU values. Detection of a HU value > 60 in spinal meningioma may be useful to narrow the differential diagnosis, evaluate the difficulty of resection, and improve intraoperative management, all of which may improve outcomes.
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Trisolini R, Cancellieri A, Livi V, Annema JT, Ferrari M, Natali F, Paioli D, Conci N, Altimari A, Fiorentino M, Ardizzoni A. Pulmonary adenocarcinoma with psammoma bodies is associated with a specific endobronchial ultrasound pattern and a high prevalence of actionable driver mutations. Lung Cancer 2020; 147:204-208. [PMID: 32736279 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2020.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pulmonary adenocarcinoma with psammoma bodies (PAPBs) is a rare histological variant whose association with a high prevalence of targetable mutations has been suggested by scant literature reports describing small series. We aim to describe the endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) pattern and the molecular profile by next-generation sequencing of an Italian series of patients with PAPBs. MATERIAL AND METHODS Over a 8-year period (2012-2019), we identified 15 patients with a very uncommon endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) heterogeneity pattern characterized by the presence of multiple to countless, punctate non-shadowing foci ("starry sky" sign) which were not evident at CT and corresponded to psammoma bodies at pathological examination. The clinical, radiological, pathological and molecular findings of these patients were retrieved and analyzed. RESULTS Pathological examination of the EBUS-TBNA specimens revealed malignancy (12 pulmonary adenocarcinoma, 2 breast carcinoma, 1 colonic carcinoma) and showed the presence of psammoma bodies in all of the 15 patients with the starry sky sign. Among the 12 patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma with psammoma bodies, female sex (8/12, 66.7 %) and never-smoking habit (6/12, 50 %) were prevalent. Molecular tumor profiling using the Oncomine™ Focus DNA and RNA fusion panels was successfully performed in 11/12 patients and revealed 10 genetic alterations (BRAF mutation, 4; EGFR mutation, 2; ALK rearrangement, RET rearrangement, PIK3CA mutation, CDK4 amplification 1) in 7 patients (63.6 %). CONCLUSION The present series suggests that pulmonary adenocarcinoma with psammoma bodies is associated with a readily identifiable EBUS pattern and with a high prevalence of different, often uncommon and actionable, driver mutations.
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- Rocco Trisolini
- Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy; Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.
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- Pathology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy; Pathology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy; Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy; Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Oncologic Molecular Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Ersoy E, Kashikar RM. Psammoma bodies in Papanicolaou tests and associated factors to predict an underlying malignancy: a clinicopathological analysis of 10 cases. J Am Soc Cytopathol 2020; 9:266-271. [PMID: 32376242 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2020.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Psammoma bodies (PBs) are rarely encountered in Papanicolaou tests. They have been described in benign and malignant conditions of the gynecologic tract and peritoneum. The aim of our study was to reveal the associated factors with PBs in Papanicolaou tests to predict an underlying malignancy, particularly in the absence of atypical glandular cells (AGCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS From 1987 to 2018, all gynecologic cytology reports with PBs were identified from the computerized pathology database of Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts. Patients with previous history of gynecologic and/or peritoneal malignancy were excluded. Clinical information and follow-up data were obtained from chart review. RESULTS PBs were found in 10 of the 1,497,540 Papanicolaou tests (0.0006%). Six patients with age ranging from 19 to 58 years (mean age, 37.6 years) had benign outcome (eg, endometritis, ovarian serous cystadenofibroma). Four patients with age ranging from 31 to 54 years (mean age, 41.7 years) had borderline/malignant outcome (eg, ovarian borderline serous tumor, peritoneal serous psammocarcinoma). All patients with borderline/malignant outcome had family history of cancer and/or gene mutation (eg, sister with breast cancer, father with BRCA-1 mutation). PBs were accompanied by AGCs in 2 of 4 borderline/malignant cases. CONCLUSIONS PBs should not be ignored in Papanicolaou tests because of their possible association with an underlying malignancy. To our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating that relevant family history of cancer and/or gene mutation may be a helpful clue regarding an underlying malignancy, especially in the absence of accompanied AGCs with PBs.
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- Esma Ersoy
- Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
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Chae IH, Kwon HJ, Kim EK, Moon HJ, Yoon JH, Lee HS, Kwak JY. Value of additional von Kossa staining in thyroid nodules with echogenic spots on ultrasound. Pathol Res Pract 2016; 212:415-20. [PMID: 26916952 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2016.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical value of additional von Kossa staining on cytology in thyroid nodules with echogenic spots on ultrasound (US). MATERIALS AND METHODS 342 thyroid nodules were analyzed for cytology and von Kossa staining was performed to detect microcalcifications. We compared diagnostic performances and accuracies of FNA and FNA with von Kossa staining to detect malignancy. We evaluated associations of aggressive pathologic features and von Kossa positivity in the surgically confirmed papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) group. RESULTS Two hundred and thirty two (67.8%) nodules were malignant and 110 (32.2%) were benign on cytopathology. Compared to cytology alone, additional von Kossa staining slightly improved sensitivity from 89.7% to 90.9% (P=0.081). In 207 cases of surgically confirmed PTC, von Kossa positivity was an independent predictor of central lymph node metastasis in PTCs by multivariate analysis (odds ratio, 2.218; P=0.021). CONCLUSIONS Adding von Kossa staining to cytology improved the sensitivity of thyroid nodules with echogenic spots on US. Positive von Kossa stains in PTCs may also be useful in predicting central lymph node metastasis.
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- In Hye Chae
- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Pathology, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Korea
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- Biostastistics Collaboration Unit, Medical Research Center, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Korea.
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Kijima S, Omoto K, Utano K, Sakamoto A, Matsunaga H, Koibuchi H, Fujii Y, Taniguchi N, Konno K, Sugimoto H. Sonographic findings of Sister Mary Joseph's nodule from ovarian cancer. J Med Ultrason (2001) 2012; 39:29-31. [PMID: 27278703 DOI: 10.1007/s10396-011-0324-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2011] [Accepted: 07/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Sister Mary Joseph's nodule (SMJN), which is known as a malignant tumor metastasized to the umbilicus, is a rare condition. We report ultrasonic findings of SMJN secondary to ovarian cancer in a 66-year-old woman. The umbilical tumor was observed as a hypoechoic mass with punctate hyperechoic foci. A pathological specimen obtained by needle biopsy confirmed adenocarcinoma with psammoma bodies. A comparison of the ultrasonographic findings with the pathological findings of the resected specimen suggested that the hyperechoic foci corresponded to psammoma bodies. When hyperechoic foci are observed inside SMJN by ultrasonography, adenocarcinoma from ovarian cancer should be included in the differential diagnosis.
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- Shigeyoshi Kijima
- Department of Radiology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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