Australian Society of CytologyCase of the Month
December 2003
Presented by:
Marilyn Betchley
Clinpath Laboratories
Adelaide, Australia
Specimen type:
Cervical smear.
Clinical History:
A female aged 45 years presented with a necrotic tumour arising from within the cervix, protruding into the vagina. A cervical smear was normal smear 2 years prior.Images:
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Many single cells and some groups of cells with a high N/C ratio and scant cytoplasm. The hyperchromatic nuclei have coarse chromatin with no obvious nucleoli.
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