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Aluminum silicate‐containing psammoma bodies in a cervicovaginal smear (pap): Cytological, ultrastructural, and radiographic microprobe studies
Author(s) -
Li Shiyong,
Boudousquie Alan C.,
Baloch Zubair W.,
Minda Justina M.,
Gupta Prabodh K.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199908)21:2<122::aid-dc8>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - psammoma body , medicine , pathology , ultrastructure , silicate , immunohistochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry
Psammoma body is a rare finding in a cervicovaginal smear and can be associated with either benign or malignant diseases. Here we report a case to illustrate the association of psammoma bodies with benign granulomatous reactions to a foreign material (aluminum silicate). Diagn. Cytopathol. 1999;21:122–124. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.