Psammoma bodies in cervico-vaginal smears. Case report and review of the literature.
A case is reported in which psammoma bodies were present in a cervico-vaginal smear. No malignancy was found upon hysterectomy. Both this case and a review of the literature emphasize the non-specificity of psammoma bodies in the diagnosis of malignancies.
D000232:Adenofibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears