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Memory device ''PSaMMoma'': '''P'''apillary (thyroid, renal), '''S'''erous (ovary), '''M'''eningioma, '''M'''esothelioma.<ref>URL: [http://ome.umaryland.edu/AcademicD/practiceExams/path/path_findings.html http://ome.umaryland.edu/AcademicD/practiceExams/path/path_findings.html]. Accessed on: 15 January 2012.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:09, 15 January 2012
Psammoma bodies appear in benign and malignant conditions. Their presence can help focus the DDx.[1]
Conditions with psammoma bodies
The following is an incomplete list.
Benign
Malignant
- Papillary thyroid carcinoma.
- Serous carcinoma.
- Papillary renal cell carcinoma.
- Meningioma.
- Mesothelioma.
Memory device PSaMMoma: Papillary (thyroid, renal), Serous (ovary), Meningioma, Mesothelioma.[2]
References
- ↑ Parwani, AV.; Chan, TY.; Ali, SZ. (Apr 2004). "Significance of psammoma bodies in serous cavity fluid: a cytopathologic analysis.". Cancer 102 (2): 87-91. doi:10.1002/cncr.20161. PMID 15098252.
- ↑ URL: http://ome.umaryland.edu/AcademicD/practiceExams/path/path_findings.html. Accessed on: 15 January 2012.