Australian Society of CytologyCase of the Month
October 2002
Presented by:
Dr Marek Havlat
St John of God Pathology
Perth, Australia
Specimen type:
Cervical smear
Clinical History:
A 39 year old woman who presented with abdominal pain. An ultrasound showed bilateral ovarian cysts probably of 'luteal' nature and she was booked for a laparoscopy.A Pap smear was performed one week prior to surgery. She had no known previous smear history.
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The Pap smear shows a clean background with scattered cohesive groups with a well-defined outline and almost papillary architecture. The cells have rounded nuclei, evenly granular chromatin and small nucleoli. The cytoplasm is scanty but occasionally appears vacuolated.
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