title: Aluminum silicate-containing psammoma bodies in a cervicovaginal smear (Pap): cytological, ultrastructural, and radiographic microprobe studies.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Division of Cytology and Cytometry, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Boudousquie
authors.forename: Z W
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Baloch
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Minda
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates