THE POTENTIAL FOR CYTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF MALIGNANT MELANOMA METASTASIS IN THE LUNG. CASE REPORT

Abstract

Cytology is known to be a highly effective method of diagnosis of lung metastases. The cytomorphological criteria for lung metastases of malignant melanoma are known and described in the literature, but are few in number and there are some objective difficulties in the differential diagnosis of malignant melanoma metastases of other lung lesions. This paper presents a clinical and morphological case of MM metastasis and demonstrates the high efficiency of the traditional (classical) cytological method in its diagnosis according to established the cytomorphological criteria, which complements the data from the literature. Introduction. Distant metastases of malignant neoplasms of various organs, including melanoma, are common in the bronchopulmonary system. Cytological examination as a minimally invasive and highly effective method has an important place in the diagnosis of malignant melanoma metastases in the lungs. Case Presentation. This article presents a clinical and morphological case of metastatic lung melanoma in a 73-year-old man. Cytological examination of fine needle biopsy samples was used to assess the lesion. Conclusion. This work demonstrates the high efficiency of the cytological method for the diagnosis of lung metastasis from malignant melanoma metastases. The cytomorphological changes established in the study are comparable to the data from the literature and complement them.