Extracranial glioblastoma diagnosed by examination of pleural effusion using the cell block technique: case report

Neurosurgical Focus
Yusuke S HoriYoko Shinno

Abstract

Metastatic glioblastoma is a rare condition, and several studies have reported the involvement of multiple organs including the lymph nodes, liver, and lung. The lung and pleura are reportedly the most frequent sites of metastasis, and diagnosis using less invasive tools such as cytological analysis with fine needle aspiration biopsy is challenging. Cytological analysis of fluid specimens tends to be negative because of the small number of cells obtained, whereas the cell block technique reportedly has higher sensitivity because of a decrease in cellular dispersion. Herein, the authors describe a patient with a history of diffuse astrocytoma who developed intractable, progressive accumulation of pleural fluid. Initial cytological analysis of the pleural effusion obtained by thoracocentesis was negative, but reanalysis using the cell block technique revealed the presence of glioblastoma cells. This is the first report to suggest the effectiveness of the cell block technique in the diagnosis of extracranial glioblastoma using pleural effusion. In patients with a history of glioma, the presence of extremely intractable pleural effusion warrants cytological analysis of the fluid using this technique in order to initiate appropriate...Continue Reading

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