Cytological diagnosis of malignant mixed müllerian tumor of the uterus in ascitic fluid.
The malignant mixed Mullerian tumour (MMMT) is a rare and aggressive neoplasm of the uterus, seen in postmenopausal women. In this case, an uncommon neoplasm was diagnosed cytologically in the ascitic fluid of a woman 58 years old and was confirmed histologically after hysterectomy and bilateral adnexectomy.
Kalogeraki
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Department of Pathology-Gytology and Gynecology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Panayiotides
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J
Bolioti
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S
Koumantakis
E
E
Delides
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GS
D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000473:pathology*; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D018200:Mixed Tumor, Mullerian / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery