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===Benign=== | ===Benign=== | ||
*[[Endosalpingiosis]]. | *[[Endosalpingiosis]]. | ||
*Intrauterine device.<ref name=pmid12278909>{{Cite journal | last1 = Boon | first1 = ME. | last2 = Kirk | first2 = RS. | last3 = De Graaff Guilloud | first3 = JC. | title = Psammoma bodies and some opportunistic infections detected in cervical smears of women fitted with an IUD. | journal = Contracept Deliv Syst | volume = 2 | issue = 3 | pages = 231-6 | month = Jul | year = 1981 | doi = | PMID = 12278909 }}</ref> | |||
===Malignant=== | ===Malignant=== | ||
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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
- Endosalpingiosis.
- Intrauterine device.[2]
Malignant
- Papillary thyroid carcinoma.
- Serous carcinoma.
- Papillary renal cell carcinoma.
- Meningioma.
- Mesothelioma.
Memory device PSaMMoma: Papillary (thyroid, renal), Serous (ovary), Meningioma, Mesothelioma.[3]
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.
- ↑ Boon, ME.; Kirk, RS.; De Graaff Guilloud, JC. (Jul 1981). "Psammoma bodies and some opportunistic infections detected in cervical smears of women fitted with an IUD.". Contracept Deliv Syst 2 (3): 231-6. PMID 12278909.
- ↑ URL: http://ome.umaryland.edu/AcademicD/practiceExams/path/path_findings.html. Accessed on: 15 January 2012.