Colposcopic and cytologic detection of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
We report the finding of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in the cervix and vulva diagnosed during a gynecologic work-up of postmenopausal bleeding. Cervical cytology showed atypical lymphocytes. Colposcopic examination of the cervix identified an abnormal area. A colposcopically directed punch biopsy revealed a lymphoproliferative infiltrate consistent with CLL.
Mikhail
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461.
Runowicz
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Kadish
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Romney
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D000368:Aged; D003127:Colposcopy; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology