title: Pelvic endometriosis diagnosed on touch imprint cytology.
abstract: A case of pelvic endometriosis on touch imprint cytology in a 34-yr-old woman is presented and discussed. Touch preparations of the core biopsies showed both epithelial and spindle cell components. Bland-appearing epithelial cells, arranged in tight clusters and sheets, contained finely granular chromatin and scant cytoplasm. Clusters of bland-appearing spindle cells with oval nuclei containing small prominent nucleoli were present. The differential diagnosis and diagnostic pitfalls are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. sselvaggi@facstaff.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Selvaggi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000556:secondary; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D036821:Endometrial Stromal Tumors / Q000473:pathology; D004716:Endometritis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018200:Mixed Tumor, Mullerian / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome