Chen Xiaowei, Wright Jason D, Abellar Rosanna G, Koehne de Gonzalez Anne, Collins Nikosa, Wright Thomas C, Hamele-Bena Diane
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecology Oncology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
Diagn Cytopathol. 2016 Apr;44(4):324-8. doi: 10.1002/dc.23417. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
Choriocarcinoma is an aggressive malignant trophoblastic tumor that mostly occurs during reproductive years. Cytological features of choriocarcinoma in gynecologic Pap smears have not been described. Herein, we report a case of choriocarcinoma in a Pap smear of a patient who had a history of choriocarcinoma with metastatic disease.
