Table 3.
Results of cytopathologic/histopathologic analysis by organ
| Organ | Total | Benign | Malignant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liver | 32 | Toxic damage: 1 Fibrosis: 2 | Hepatocellular carcinoma: 5 Cholangiocellular carcinoma: 1 B-cell-lymphoma: 2 Metastases: 21 - prostate cancer: 2 - lung cancer: 3 - pancreatic cancer: 6 - breast cancer: 4 - cholangiocellular carcinoma: 2 - colorectal carcinoma: 1 - gastric carcinoma: 1 - thyroid carcinoma: 1 - renal cell carcinoma: 1 |
| Lymph nodes | 16 | Lymphadenitis: 1 | Malignant lymphoma: 10 - B-cell lymphoma: 9 - T-cell lymphoma: 1 Metastases: 5 - lung cancer: 1 - malignant melanoma: 1 - neuroendocrine carcinoma: 1 - endometrial carcinoma: 1 - colorectal carcinoma: 1 |
| Thyroid | 11 | Adenoma: 8 Oncocytoma: 1 | Anaplastic carcinoma: 1 Oncocytic carcinoma: 1 |
| Lung | 9 | Lung cancer: 6 - squamous cell carcinoma: 3 - adenocarcinoma: 3 - metastases (renal cell carcinoma): 2 - malignant mesothelioma: 1 | |
| Adrenal | 9 | Adenoma: 2 | Metastases: 7 - lung cancer: 3 - pancreatic carcinoma: 1 - colorectal carcinoma: 1 - renal cell carcinoma: 1 - prostate cancer: 1 |
| Pelvic mass | 6 | Abscess: 1 Retention cyst: 1 | Ovarian carcinoma: 1 Endometrial carcinoma (recurrence): 1 Rectal carcinoma (recurrence): 1 Metastasis (prostate cancer): 1 |
| Chest wall/pleura | 6 | Fibrosis: 1 Chronic inflammation: 1 | Lung cancer 4 - squamous cell carcinoma: 3 - small cell lung cancer: 1 |
| Mediastinum | 4 | Haematoma: 1 | Thymic carcinoma: 1 Biphasic malignant tumour of the mediastinum: 1 Onkocytic carcinoma of thyroid: 1 |
| Lytic bone | 2 | 0 | Metastases: 2 - hepatocellular carcinoma: 1 - pancreatic cancer: 1 |
| Retroperitoneum | 2 | Retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond’s disease): 2 | |
| Peritoneum | 1 | 0 | Metastasis (neuroendocrine carcinoma: 1 |
| Pancreas | 1 | 0 | Pancreatic carcinoma: 1 |
| Muscle | 1 | 0 | Metastasis (breast cancer): 1 |
| Total | 100 | 23 | 77 |