title: Cytology of malignant mixed mesodermal tumour of the uterus: experience of 10 cases.
abstract: The value of cytology as a diagnostic tool in uterine MMMT has been tested in order to reach an earlier diagnosis. From 10 endocervical scrapings we were able to obtain 7 positive smears, two of them diagnostic for mixed tumour at first examination, 1 detected upon revision. In one case the positive smear was obtained from a direct scraping of the neoplasia protruding through the cervical os.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathologic Anatomy, School of Medicine, Pavia University, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tenti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Babilonti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: La Fianza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zampatti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carnevali
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sonnino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology