Detection of malignant melanoma of the uterine cervix from Papanicolaou smears. A case report

Acta Cytol. 1987 Jan-Feb;31(1):73-6.

Abstract

A case of malignant amelanotic melanoma of the uterine cervix in a patient presenting with right hemiparesis and enlarged lymph nodes was diagnosed in Papanicolaou-stained cervical smears showing many melanoma cells. Melanoma cells with bizzare nuclear and cytoplasmic abnormalities, rarely seen in other tumors, helped to establish a positive diagnosis. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic study of the endocervical surgical specimen, including a positive immunoperoxidase staining for S-100 protein.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • S100 Proteins / analysis
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • S100 Proteins