Cytodiagnosis of zosteriform cutaneous metastases from breast cancer with Tzanck smear: Report of a case with histopathological correlation

Cytodiagnosis of zosteriform cutaneous metastases from breast cancer with Tzanck smear: Report of a case with histopathological correlation [Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol]

Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol. 2019; 53(1): 36-37 | DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.galenos.2018.09465

Cytodiagnosis of zosteriform cutaneous metastases from breast cancer with Tzanck smear: Report of a case with histopathological correlation

Sema Aytekin¹, �irin Ya�ar¹, Fatih G�ktay¹, Pembeg�l G�ne�², Bala Ba�ak �ven³
¹University of Health Sciences, �stanbul Haydarpa�a Numune Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Dermatology, �stanbul, Turkey
²University of Health Sciences, �stanbul Haydarpa�a Numune Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pathology, �stanbul, Turkey
³University of Health Sciences, �stanbul Haydarpa�a Numune Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Medical Oncology, �stanbul, Turkey

Cytological examination is currently used as a Tzanck smear in vesiculo-bullous disease, and in plaque or nodular lesions such as cutaneous leishmaniasis, mastocytosis and tumoral lesions in dermatology. Zona is common in patients with malignancy and treatment should be initiated in the first three days. For this reason, Tzanck smear is a quick, practical examination that very important to distinguish zosteriform sited cutaneous metastasis and zona.

Keywords: Tzanck smear, zona, breast cancer

Zosteriform kutan�z meme kanseri metastaz�nda sitolojik tan�: Histopatolojik korelasyon ile olgu sunumu

Sema Aytekin¹, �irin Ya�ar¹, Fatih G�ktay¹, Pembeg�l G�ne�², Bala Ba�ak �ven³
¹Sa�l�k Bilimleri �niversitesi, Haydarpa�a Numune E�itim ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi, Deri ve Z�hrevi Hastal�klar Klini�i, �stanbul
²a�l�k Bilimleri �niversitesi, Haydarpa�a Numune E�itim ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi, Patoloji B�l�m�, �stanbul
³a�l�k Bilimleri �niversitesi, Haydarpa�a Numune E�itim ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi, Medikal Onkoloji, �stanbul

Tzanck smear dermatolojide vezik�lob�ll�z hastal�klar ile kutan�z leishmaniasis, mastositoz ve t�m�ral lezyonlar gibi plak veya nod�ler lezyonlarda tan�sal ama�l� kullan�lmaktad�r. Zona, maligniteli hastalarda s�k g�r�l�r ve tedavi ilk �� g�nde ba�lat�lmal�d�r. Bu nedenle, Tzanck yayma zosteriform yerle�imli kutan�z metastaz ve zona ay�r�m�nda yard�mc� olan h�zl�, pratik bir incelemedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Tzank yayma, zona, meme kanseri

Sema Aytekin, �irin Ya�ar, Fatih G�ktay, Pembeg�l G�ne�, Bala Ba�ak �ven. Cytodiagnosis of zosteriform cutaneous metastases from breast cancer with Tzanck smear: Report of a case with histopathological correlation. Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol. 2019; 53(1): 36-37

Corresponding Author: Sema Aytekin, T�rkiye

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