Glandular Cells Atypia

Which Diagnosis?

Authors

  • Filipa Pisco Polytechnic Institute of Porto
  • Nelson Sousa Polytechnic Institute of Porto
  • Paula Fonseca Centro Hospitalar do Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26537/citotech.v0i2.502

Keywords:

gynecological cytology, Surepath®, follow-up, glandular cells, papillary serous ovarian carcinoma

Abstract

Ovarian cancer presents the highest mortality rate of all gynecological pathologies, since it is only diagnosed in an advanced stadium, when first symptoms appear. The study case represents a follow-up cytology, after a total hysterectomy for an undifferentiated ovary carcinoma. The cytological evaluation suggested an Adenocarcinoma, while the histological diagnosis of the nodular lesion revealed a relapse of Papillary Serous Ovarian Carcinoma. Performing the histological examination, in this and other cases, is a fundamental piece for the confirmation of the cytological diagnosis as well as for the differential diagnosis.

Author Biographies

Filipa Pisco, Polytechnic Institute of Porto

School of Allied Health Technologies – Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ESTSP-IPP), Portugal

Nelson Sousa, Polytechnic Institute of Porto

School of Allied Health Technologies – Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ESTSP-IPP), Portugal

Paula Fonseca, Centro Hospitalar do Porto

Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital de Santo António, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal

Published

2016-06-16

How to Cite

Pisco, F., Sousa, N., & Fonseca, P. (2016). Glandular Cells Atypia: Which Diagnosis?. Citotech Online - Case Review, (2), 29–33. https://doi.org/10.26537/citotech.v0i2.502