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Malacoplakia of the Uterine Cervix and Endometrium
Author(s) -
STEWART C. J. R.,
THOMAS M. A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2303.1991.tb00498.x
Subject(s) - malacoplakia , female circumcision , medicine , endometrium , histiocyte , pathology , cervix , biopsy , genital tract , gynecology , obstetrics , physiology , cancer
A rare case of malacoplakia involving the female genital tract is presented. the characteristic granular histiocytes with intracytoplasmic Michaelis‐Gutmann bodies were identified in a cervical smear. the cytological preparation also showed prominent capillary vessels and differed from biopsy material in that cytoplasmic bacteria were easily identified.