title: Ovarian carcinoma identified by psammoma bodies in the cervicovaginal and endometrial smears.
abstract: A case of early bilateral serous papillary adenocarcinoma of the ovaries in an asymptomatic 58-year-old woman was diagnosed by the discovery of psammoma bodies in routine cervicovaginal and endometrial smears. Multiple small foci of carcinoma in-situ involving both fallopian tubes were also present. The significance of psammoma bodies in the cervicovaginal smear is discussed and the literature on the subject briefly reviewed.
mesh_terms: D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D014626:Vaginal Smears