title: Metastatic cervical carcinoma masquerading as iliopsoas abscess in an HIV negative woman-diagnosed on fine-needle aspiration cytology: A case report.
abstract: The most common pathology in iliopsoas region in the Indian subcontinent is tuberculosis. The iliopsoas compartment can also be affected by other conditions such as hemorrhage and tumors. However, isolated metastasis in the area is usually rare, especially in cases where the primary malignancy is undiagnosed previously. Such cases may be misinterpreted on radiological examination as psoas abscess of infectious origin. Here we present a case of metastasis in psoas muscle from a previously undiagnosed case of carcinoma cervix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Radiology, DKM Diagnostic Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Anuj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, ESI-Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (PGIMSR), ESIC Medical College and ESIC Hospital and Occupational Disease Centre (ODC) (EZ), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Aniruna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Radiology, DKM Diagnostic Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Mitesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Cervix; fine needle aspiration; iliopsoas; psoas abscess (PA); squamous cell carcinoma
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