TY - JOUR
T1 - Nodular histiocytic/mesothelial hyperplasia
T2 - A potential pitfall
AU - Chikkamuniyappa, Shylashree
AU - Herrick, Jennifer
AU - Jagirdar, Jaishree S.
PY - 2004/6/1
Y1 - 2004/6/1
N2 - We present five cases of nodular histiocytic/mesothelial hyperplasia (two peritoneal, two pulmonary, and one pericardial) with identical microscopic features. All the lesions were biphasic and composed of cohesive monotonous epithelioid clusters of polygonal or oval cells with round or deeply grooved nuclei in association with darker cuboidal cells. Because of the increased cellularity and monotonous histologic pattern with some degree of cytologic atypia, neoplastic processes were seriously considered in the differential diagnoses. The majority of the cells marked as histiocytes by immunostain. A few scattered individual cells or small epithelial cell clusters were confirmed by calretinin stain to be mesothelial cells. The histologic patterns of the current lesions, irrespective of the location, were identical to nodular histiocytic/mesothelial hyperplasia. Histiocytic proliferations can be erroneously confused with primary mesothelial lesions or neoplasms such as granulosa cell tumor, eosinophilic granuloma, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and carcinoma. The purpose of this article is to describe the clinicopathologic features of nodular histiocytic/mesothelial hyperplasia and help familiarize pathologists with this lesion to prevent an erroneous diagnosis, particularly when it occurs in locations where mesothelial cells are not normally present.
AB - We present five cases of nodular histiocytic/mesothelial hyperplasia (two peritoneal, two pulmonary, and one pericardial) with identical microscopic features. All the lesions were biphasic and composed of cohesive monotonous epithelioid clusters of polygonal or oval cells with round or deeply grooved nuclei in association with darker cuboidal cells. Because of the increased cellularity and monotonous histologic pattern with some degree of cytologic atypia, neoplastic processes were seriously considered in the differential diagnoses. The majority of the cells marked as histiocytes by immunostain. A few scattered individual cells or small epithelial cell clusters were confirmed by calretinin stain to be mesothelial cells. The histologic patterns of the current lesions, irrespective of the location, were identical to nodular histiocytic/mesothelial hyperplasia. Histiocytic proliferations can be erroneously confused with primary mesothelial lesions or neoplasms such as granulosa cell tumor, eosinophilic granuloma, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and carcinoma. The purpose of this article is to describe the clinicopathologic features of nodular histiocytic/mesothelial hyperplasia and help familiarize pathologists with this lesion to prevent an erroneous diagnosis, particularly when it occurs in locations where mesothelial cells are not normally present.
KW - Nodular histiocytic/mesothelial hyperplasia
KW - mesothelial hyperplasia
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U2 - 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2004.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2004.03.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 15185256
AN - SCOPUS:3042838006
VL - 8
SP - 115
EP - 120
JO - Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
JF - Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
SN - 1092-9134
IS - 3
ER -