Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the uterus: report of a case with findings in a cervical smear.
Rhabdoid tumors are an uncommon group of neoplasms which share a distinctive morphology. We report the cytologic and histologic findings of a uterine rhabdoid tumor. The presence of rhabdoid cells on a cervical Papanicolaou (Pap) smear raises an intriguing differential diagnosis. Cytologists should be aware of this entity and consider rhabdoid tumor in the differential diagnosis when single malignant cells are noted on cervical Pap smear.
Niemann
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Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Goetz
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Benda
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Cohen
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014626:Vaginal Smears