Australian Society of CytologyCase of the Month
March 2003
Presented by:
Jenny Halford
Queensland Medical Laboratory
Brisbane, Australia
Specimen type:
Cervical smear - conventional and ThinPrep.
Clinical History:
Female patient 31 years old was referred to a gynaecological outpatients clinic with a history of 5 years of post-coital bleeding and dyspareunia. A Pap smear taken two years previously was reported as benign with no endocervical cells present.On examination of the patient, there was a large amount of obvious bleeding and a Pap smear with accompanying ThinPrep sample was collected.
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| ThinPrep | ThinPrep | ThinPrep |
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