FNA left para-aortic node: Metastatic carcinoma (primary in uterine cervix)


Drs. Prolla and Diehl's INTERESTING CASE OF THE MONTH July 2003 case A



200x M-G-G staining, group of epithelial atypical cells

500x M-G-G staining, group of carcinoma type of malignant cells

500x M-G-G staining, group of carcinoma type of malignant cells

500x M-G-G staining, group of carcinoma type of malignant cells, notice the large nucleoli

500x Papanicolaou staining, sheet of carcinoma type of malignant cells

500x M-G-G staining, group of carcinoma type of malignant cells



The smears show the typical features of metastatic carcinoma in lymph node aspirates: loose groups and sheets showing nuclear abnormalities, with variable amounts of cytoplasm.
The FNA helped to stage the cervical carcinoma with ease and at very low cost.






Case B July 2003 Case C July 2003 References List of cases Atlas
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