Cervico-vaginal cytology, 55-year old female.
Local recurrence well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, previously treated with radiation therapy
The smear shows abundant cellularity, with anisocytosis and anisokaryosis, many flat keratinized cells, with centrally located highly hyperchromatic nuclei: the cytological diagnosis should be local recurrence of well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, previously treated with radiation. This diagnosis was confirmed by the biopsy taken at the vaginal cupula.
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