J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  1999 May;3(1):42-47.

Effect of ACE Inhibitor on Nephrotie Proteinuria in Children

Abstract

A case of primary amelanotic melanoma of the vagina diagnosed in scraping smear is described. A 64-year-old woman complained of vaginal bleeding with a 2.5x2cm sized, fungating mass on the right lateral vaginal wall near the introitus for 2 months. Scraping smears from the mass showed scattered individual tumor cells with single, bi- or multi-nucleated eccentric nuclei having prominent macronucleoli and occasional intranuclear inclusions. The cytoplasm was plump and cyanophilic with a indistinct rim. No melanin pigment was identified. Characteristic cytologic features of this case were very helpful to exclude more common squamous cell carcinoma in the vagina, which was strongly suggested in biopsy specimen.

Keyword

Mediastinum; Mediastinal goiter, Thyroid, Aspiration cytology; Thyroid; Aspiration cytology

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Child*
Cytoplasm
Female
Humans
Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies
Mediastinum
Melanins
Melanoma, Amelanotic
Middle Aged
Proteinuria*
Thyroid Gland
Uterine Hemorrhage
Vagina
Melanins
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