A Case with Gaucher-Like CellsTiraje Celkan, Hilmi Apak, Lebriz Yüksel, Gökmen Ercan, Tuğba Erener, Şuküfe Diren, Alp Özkan, Yıldız Camcıoğlu, İnci YıldızDepartment Of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, University Of İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
Gaucher-like cells (GLC) are sometimes indistinguishable from real Gaucher cells. GLC can be detected in various diseases. We present a 4.5 year old boy with massive cervical lympadenopathy and an intraabdominal mass mimicking lymphoma. Many GLC were seen in the fine needle aspiration material of an enlarged lymph node. Ziehl-Neelsen stain of the aspirate revealed many acid-fast bacteria in the GLC. Fine needle aspiration might provide valuable information in the evaluation of enlarged lymph nodes. Keywords: Gaucher-like cells, Lymph node aspirate, Tuberculosis.
Tiraje Celkan, Hilmi Apak, Lebriz Yüksel, Gökmen Ercan, Tuğba Erener, Şuküfe Diren, Alp Özkan, Yıldız Camcıoğlu, İnci Yıldız. A Case with Gaucher-Like Cells. Turk J Hematol. 2001; 18(4): 281-283
Corresponding Author: Tiraje Celkan, Türkiye |
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