Australian Society of Cytology - Pursuit of Excellence
Australian Society of Cytology

Case of the Month

October 2004

Presented by:
Ann Y.Y. Wong-Lee,
Mayne Health Laverty Pathology
Sydney, Australia

Specimen type:

Cervical smear

Clinical History:

59-year-old woman presented with postmenopausal bleeding and a suspicious cervix.

Images:

necrotic background x4 abnormal cells in blood stained background x40 abnormal long columnar cells x40 elongated cells and bare nuclei x40
elongated nuclei x40 feathering x40 feathering and bare nuclei x40  

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