| Fine needle aspiration biopsy of mastitis secondary to empyema necessitatis. A report of two cases. | |
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PMID: 10518147 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Empyema necessitatis is a relatively rare entity. Two instances of mastitis secondary to empyema necessitatis, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy are reported. CASES: One case was tuberculous in etiology and was initially recognized by cytologic findings of epithelioid and granulomatous cellular reactions and the presence of acid-fast bacilli, which were subsequently cultured and speciated as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The other case was due to coexisting Actinomyces and Actinobacillus. These organisms were cytologically suggested by "sulfur" granules of filamentous, gram-positive bacilli, admixed gram-negative coccobacilli and Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon in an exudative cell background and were confirmed by microbiologic culture as Actinomyces israelii and Astinomyces actinomycetemcomitans, respectively. CONCLUSION: The usefulness of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of empyema necessitatis, supported by ancillary microbial culture, histochemistry, and radiographic imaging, is well illustrated by these two cases. |
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Authors:
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C V Reyes; K S Thompson; J Jensen |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta cytologica Volume: 43 ISSN: 0001-5547 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Cytol. Publication Date: 1999 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-10-26 Completed Date: 1999-10-26 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370307 Medline TA: Acta Cytol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 873-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Cytology Section, Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USA. |
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Actinobacillus
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isolation & purification Actinomyces / isolation & purification Aged Biopsy, Needle Empyema, Pleural / complications, microbiology, pathology* Empyema, Tuberculous / complications, microbiology, pathology* Humans Male Mastitis / etiology, microbiology, pathology* Middle Aged Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification Pericardial Effusion / pathology, radiography Pleural Effusion / pathology, radiography Radiography, Thoracic Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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