Aluminum silicate-containing psammoma bodies in a cervicovaginal smear (Pap): cytological, ultrastructural, and radiographic microprobe studies.
Psammoma body is a rare finding in a cervicovaginal smear and can be associated with either benign or malignant diseases. Here we report a case to illustrate the association of psammoma bodies with benign granulomatous reactions to a foreign material (aluminum silicate).
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Division of Cytology and Cytometry, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D014626:Vaginal Smears
D000538:Aluminum Silicates