Smear detected cervicovaginal melanoma following negative screening-a cautionary tale of rapidly developing malignancy of the lower female genital tract

Cytopathology. 2021 Nov;32(6):819-822. doi: 10.1111/cyt.13048. Epub 2021 Aug 27.

Authors

Joanna K M Ng¹, Joshua J X Li¹, Jacqueline H S Lee²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 34365689
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13048

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cervix Uteri / pathology
Female
Humans
Mass Screening
Melanoma / complications*
Melanoma / pathology
Middle Aged
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / pathology
Vagina / pathology
Vaginal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Vaginal Neoplasms* / pathology
Vaginal Smears