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== Clinical Summary ==
The patient is a 74 year old female with a history of sarcoma of the right thigh and a new lung mass.

=== Past Medical History ===
* Sarcoma of thigh (3 years prior)
* Osteoarthritis

=== Past Surgical History ===
* Previous excision of thigh sarcoma.
* Hysterectomy

==Radiology==
* CT showed a right upper lobe low density nodule measuring 3.0 x 2.6 cm which is abutting the pleural surface.

===Clinical Plan===
The patient was scheduled for an endobronchial ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy.

==Pathology==

===Cytology===
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CytologicallyYoursCoW20140227Cytology1.jpg|20x magnification showing adipose tissue, atypical cells and bubbly appearing nuclei.
CytologicallyYoursCoW20140227Cytology2.jpg|20x magnification showing adipose tissue
CytologicallyYoursCoW20140227Cytology3.jpg|60x magnification showing bizarre appearing malignant cells with unusual bubbly nuclei and adjacent adipose tissue.
CytologicallyYoursCoW20140227Cytology4.jpg|40x magnification showing bizarre appearing malignant cells with unusual bubbly nuclei and adjacent adipose tissue.
CytologicallyYoursCoW20140227Cytology5.jpg|40x magnification showing bizarre appearing malignant cells with unusual bubbly nuclei and adjacent adipose tissue.

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==Final Diagnosis==
===Cytology===
* '''Positive for malignancy, favor liposarcoma'''.


===Biopsy===
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===Previous Soft Tissue Biopsy Diagnosis===
* '''High grade pleomorphic liposarcoma'''.


===Discussion===
The diagnosis of pleomorphic liposarcoma on cytology rests on the presence of highly atypical, sometimes multinucleated lipoblasts. The scalloped nucleus is an important diagnostic feature.
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