Volume 32, Issue 3 pp. 360-363

CASE REPORT

Cytological features of metastatic ceruminous adenocarcinoma (not otherwise specified) in pleural effusion: A case report

Zhihua Lan,

Zhihua Lan

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Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China

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Jianping Li,

Jianping Li

Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China

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Fang Yang,

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Fang Yang

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Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China

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Fang Yang, Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China.

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Zhihua Lan,

Zhihua Lan

orcid.org/0000-0002-9097-1841

Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China

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Jianping Li,

Jianping Li

Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China

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Fang Yang,

Corresponding Author

Fang Yang

[email protected]

orcid.org/0000-0003-3624-3779

Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China

Correspondence

Fang Yang, Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China.

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First published: 13 November 2020

https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.12939

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Abstract

This is the first presentation of the cytological features of metastatic ceruminous adenocarcinoma (NOS) in a pleural effusion sample. Positive expression of SOX-10 aided diagnosis in this case.

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