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Authors | Sugiyama K, Washimi K, Sato S, Hiruma T, Sakai M, Okubo Y, Miyagi Y, Yokose T | ||||||||||||
Title | Differential diagnosis of lipoma and atypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcoma by cytological analysis. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | Adipocytic tumors are the most common soft tissue tumors, with lipomas and atypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcomas (ALT/WDL), which comprise most cases. Preoperative differential diagnosis of lipoma or ALT/WDL can provide important information for decisions regarding treatment. We evaluated the cytological findings of 20 cases of lipoma and ALT/WDL.Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was performed on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens (FFPE) to examine mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2) amplification in all cases. Tissue samples were collected from the center of the surgical materials, stained with Pap, and evaluated for 12 cytological parameters by six cytotechnologists.The findings regarding large atypical cells, multinucleated cells, and nuclear pleomorphism were highly concordant among the cytotechnologists and were associated with MDM2 amplification. Large atypical cells, considered a highly specific feature of ALT/WDL, were not observed in lipoma cases. However, the sensitivity of the large atypical cell findings was not high (67%); therefore, comprehensive evaluation of multinucleated cells and pleomorphism is crucial for predicting ALT/WDL diagnosis. FISH of MDM2 on Pap-stained specimens was performed in four cases. In two, the results were similar to those of MDM2 FISH performed on FFPE sections and were reproducible, whereas in the other two, the signal could not be evaluated because of the strong background coloration.Cytology specimens may be useful for the preoperative diagnosis of adipocytic tumors, particularly if the FISH conditions for Pap-stained specimens and the detection accuracy of MDM2 amplification can be improved. |
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MDM2 amp | well-differentiated liposarcoma | not applicable | N/A | Clinical Study | Diagnostic | MDM2 amplification aids in the diagnosis of well-differentiated liposarcoma (PMID: 33799733, PMID: 34984861, PMID: 35074968, PMID: 36674856). | 36674856 33799733 34984861 35074968 |