Fine‐needle aspiration cytology of extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma: A case report

Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a rare soft tissue tumor arising in extremities. We report a typical case of EMC in left inguinal region of a 71‐year‐old man, which was first approached by fine‐needle aspiration, followed by surgical excision and subsequently diagnosed by microscopic examination and immunohistochemical study. We discuss briefly the differential diagnosis. It is important to separate EMC from other myxoid soft tissue tumors. We point out that although cytologic features may be orientating to a myxoid tumor, may not be completely distinctive. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2010. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.