Metastatic Malignant Phaeochromocytoma in Ascitic Fluid: Cytological Diagnosis of a Rare Entity
In summary, a review of the literature showed that there are only isolated case reports of ruptured pheochromocytoma and to the best of our knowledge this report is the first to document metastatic phaeochromocytoma in peritoneal fluid within the cytopathology literature. Our case report emphasises the importance of clinical history in the context of the cytopathologic evaluation, and good cell block preparation, which allows the use of IHCs in challenging cases as it may lead to the discovery of unusual metastatic sources.
Authors
- Samer N. Khader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5670-6254)
- Sigfred Lajara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2828-532X)
- Scarlet Brockmoeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7452-5833)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- St James's University Hospital (GB)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (GB)
- NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cytopathology
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.70003
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Pittsburgh
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
- Newcastle University
- NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre