title: Cytological features of choricarcinoma in a Pap smear: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Choriocarcinoma is an aggressive malignant trophoblastic tumor that mostly occurs during reproductive years. Cytological features of choriocarcinoma in gynecologic Pap smears have not been described. Herein, we report a case of choriocarcinoma in a Pap smear of a patient who had a history of choriocarcinoma with metastatic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecology Oncology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Rosanna G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Abellar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koehne de Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Nikosa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hamele-Bena
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D031901:Gestational Trophoblastic Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D011247:Pregnancy; D014626:Vaginal Smears
keywords: Pap smear; choriocarcinoma; cytology