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Cytological features of choricarcinoma in a P ap smear: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Chen Xiaowei,
Wright Jason D.,
Abellar Rosanna G.,
Koehne de Gonzalez Anne,
Collins Nikosa,
Wright Thomas C.,
HameleBena Diane
Publication year - 2016
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/dc.23417
Subject(s) - choriocarcinoma , medicine , chorioepithelioma , gynecology , pathology , obstetrics
Choriocarcinoma is an aggressive malignant trophoblastic tumor that mostly occurs during reproductive years. Cytological features of choriocarcinoma in gynecologic Pap smears have not been described. Herein, we report a case of choriocarcinoma in a Pap smear of a patient who had a history of choriocarcinoma with metastatic disease. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2016;44:324–328. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.