Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: A rare diagnosis on cervicovaginal cytology

J Cytol. 2012 Apr;29(2):142-3. doi: 10.4103/0970-9371.97161.

Abstract

Cervicovaginal smear screening is well known to reduce morbidity and mortality rates of invasive cervical carcinoma. Herein, we report a case of 56-year-old woman whose cervicovaginal smear was found to consist of malignant cells characterized by high nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio, scant rim of cytoplasm, coarsely granular nuclear chromatin and irregular nuclear membrane that were all reminiscent of a malignant lymphoma. Histopathological examination of the hysterectomy and unilateral adnexectomy specimen confirmed the presence of a diffuse large B-cell non Hodgkin's lymphoma involving the cervix, endometrium, myometrium, serosa and the right ovary.

Keywords: Cervicovaginal smear; extranodal; malignant lymphoma.

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