Psammoma bodies in cervico-vaginal smears. Case report and review of the literature
Tutschka, B.G.; Lauchlan, S.C.
Acta Cytologica 22(6): 507-510
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5547 PMID: 282751 Document Number: 124750
A case is reported in which psammoma bodies were present in a cervico-vaginal smear. No malignancy was found upon hysterectomy. Both this case and a review of the literature emphasize the non-specificity of psammoma bodies in the diagnosis of malignancies.
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