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KMID : 0387920080190020164
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Korean Journal of Cytopathology
2008 Volume.19 No. 2 p.164 ~ p.167
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Cytologic Findings of Malakoplakia of the Uterine Cervix and the Vagina -A Case Report -
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Chun Yi-Kyeong
Kim Ji-Young
Hong Sung-Ran
Kim Hye-Sun
Kim Bok-Man
Kim Hy-Sook
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Abstract
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Malakoplakia is an uncommon chronic granulomatous inflammation that usually involves the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts, but rarely affects the female genital tract. We experienced a case of malakoplakia in a cervicovaginal smear in a 54-year-old woman. Colposcopic examination showed a friable, easily bleeding tissue in the uterine cervix and the vaginal fornix. The cervicovaginal smear consisted of numerous isolated histiocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, lymphocytes, and plasma cells. The histiocytes had an abundant, granular, and degenerated cytoplasm with inflammatory cell debris. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies were readily identified.
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KEYWORD
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Malakoplakia, Uterine cervix, Vagina, Cytology
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