title: Widespread psammoma body formation arising in the background of a uterine serous carcinoma.
abstract: This report highlights a very rare phenomenon of widespread psammomatous calcification without accompanying epithelium, present in the background of a uterine serous carcinoma. Psammomatous calcification is associated with benign and malignant pathology in different organ systems including the gynaecological tract.
authors.affiliation: 1Royal Wolverhampton NHS Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK.
authors.forename: Nabeel Andrew
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Salmons
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: psammoma body; psammomatous calcification; serous carcinoma