Cytological features of choricarcinoma in a Pap smear: A case report and literature review |
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| Authors: | Xiaowei Chen M.D Jason D. Wright M.D Rosanna G. Abellar M.D Anne Koehne de Gonzalez M.D Nikosa Collins C.T. Thomas C. Wright M.D Diane Hamele‐Bena M.D |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York;2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecology Oncology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York |
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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. |
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| Keywords: | choriocarcinoma Pap smear cytology |
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