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Cytology of Vaginal and Uterine Sarcomas

Cytology of Vaginal and Uterine Sarcomas Acta Cytologica Eiki Ito, M.D., F.I.A.C., Tsuyoshi Saito, M.D., Takahiro Suzuki, M.D., Miho Fujii, M.D., and Ryuichi Kudo, M.D., M.I.A.C. OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively review, based on cyto- comatous elements on retrospective reexamination of the logic and histopathologic findings, the diagnoses of 13 specimens. patients with uterine sarco- CONCLUSION: Careful at- ma and 1 with vaginal saco- tention should be paid to ma. small sarcomatous cells since Careful attention needs to be paid to STUDY DESIGN: There cases of ESS or ECSS with the detection of small sarcoma cells were 8 cases of uterine carci- such cells show morphologic nosarcoma (CS), 2 of leio- characteristics similar to in order to minimize false negative myosarcoma, 2 of endometri- those of stromatous cells. results on cytodiagnosis.... al stromal sarcoma (ESS), 1 Furthermore, careful micro- of endocervical stromal sar- scopic observation of an en- coma (ECSS) and 1 of malig- tire specimen is required to nant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the vagina. The avoid misdiagnosis as carcinoma since it is easy to over- presence of sarcomatous components was retrospectively look sarcomatous elements in smears with carcinosarco- investigated by microscopic observation of preoperative ma if there are only a few sarcomatous cells. (Acta Cytol http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

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Publisher
Karger
Copyright
© 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
ISSN
0001-5547
eISSN
1938-2650
DOI
10.1159/000326429
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Abstract

Acta Cytologica Eiki Ito, M.D., F.I.A.C., Tsuyoshi Saito, M.D., Takahiro Suzuki, M.D., Miho Fujii, M.D., and Ryuichi Kudo, M.D., M.I.A.C. OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively review, based on cyto- comatous elements on retrospective reexamination of the logic and histopathologic findings, the diagnoses of 13 specimens. patients with uterine sarco- CONCLUSION: Careful at- ma and 1 with vaginal saco- tention should be paid to ma. small sarcomatous cells since Careful attention needs to be paid to STUDY DESIGN: There cases of ESS or ECSS with the detection of small sarcoma cells were 8 cases of uterine carci- such cells show morphologic nosarcoma (CS), 2 of leio- characteristics similar to in order to minimize false negative myosarcoma, 2 of endometri- those of stromatous cells. results on cytodiagnosis.... al stromal sarcoma (ESS), 1 Furthermore, careful micro- of endocervical stromal sar- scopic observation of an en- coma (ECSS) and 1 of malig- tire specimen is required to nant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the vagina. The avoid misdiagnosis as carcinoma since it is easy to over- presence of sarcomatous components was retrospectively look sarcomatous elements in smears with carcinosarco- investigated by microscopic observation of preoperative ma if there are only a few sarcomatous cells. (Acta Cytol

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Acta CytologicaKarger

Published: Jan 1, 2011

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