Australian Society of CytologyCase of the Month
August 2002
Presented by:
Grant King CFIAC
Senior Medical Scientist
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
Adelaide, Australia
Specimen type:
Cervical smear
Clinical History:
80 year old female presented to her general practitioner with post menopausal bleeding. On examination she had a growth on cervix with contact bleeding. She was referred to Gynaecology Outpatients Clinic for investigation.On initial examination she was found to have blood in vagina and a lesion on the cervix. A cervical smear was taken.
Colposcopy suggested the lesion was cervical carcinoma. A biopsy was taken and she was admitted for staging.
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