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http://dx.doi.org/10.3338/kjc.2008.19.2.164

Cytologic Findings of Malakoplakia of the Uterine Cervix and the Vagina -A Case Report -  

Chun, Yi-Kyeong (Department of Pathology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong Cniversity College of Medicine)
Hong, Sung-Ran (Department of Pathology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong Cniversity College of Medicine)
Kim, Hye-Sun (Department of Pathology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong Cniversity College of Medicine)
Kim, Ji-Young (Department of Pathology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong Cniversity College of Medicine)
Kim, Bok-Man (Department of Pathology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong Cniversity College of Medicine)
Kim, Hy-Sook (Department of Pathology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong Cniversity College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Cytopathology / v.19, no.2, 2008 , pp. 164-167 More about this Journal
Abstract
Malakoplakia is an uncommon chronic granulomatous inflammation that usually involves the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts, but rarely affects the female genital tract. We experienced a case of malakoplakia in a cervicovaginal smear in a 54-year-old woman. Colposcopic examination showed a friable, easily bleeding tissue in the uterine cervix and the vaginal fornix. The cervicovaginal smear consisted of numerous isolated histiocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, lymphocytes, and plasma cells. The histiocytes had an abundant, granular, and degenerated cytoplasm with inflammatory cell debris. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies were readily identified.
Keywords
Malakoplakia; Uterine cervix; Vagina; Cytology;
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