Cytologic Findings of Malakoplakia of the Uterine Cervix and the Vagina: A Case Report.
10.3338/kjc.2008.19.2.164
- Author:
Yi Kyeong CHUN
1
;
Sung Ran HONG
;
Hye Sun KIM
;
Ji Young KIM
;
Bok Man KIM
;
Hy Sook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hskmd@hitel.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Malakoplakia;
Uterine cervix;
Vagina;
Cytology
- MeSH:
Cervix Uteri;
Cytoplasm;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Histiocytes;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Lymphocytes;
Malacoplakia;
Middle Aged;
Neutrophils;
Plasma Cells;
Vagina
- From:Korean Journal of Cytopathology
2008;19(2):164-167
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
