title: Accidental cytological findings in routine vaginal smear in primary carcinoma of the Fallopian tube.
abstract: Adenocarcinoma cells were identified in a routine gynecological smear of a 65-year-old woman found at laparotomy to have a primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube. The value of routine cytologic studies in the diagnosis of fallopian tube carcinoma is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014626:Vaginal Smears