Difference between revisions of "Psammoma bodies"
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*[[Papillary thyroid carcinoma]]. | *[[Papillary thyroid carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Serous carcinoma]]. | *[[Serous carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Somatostatinoma]], [[duodenum|duodenal]].<ref name=pmid21437171>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kim | first1 = JA. | last2 = Choi | first2 = WH. | last3 = Kim | first3 = CN. | last4 = Moon | first4 = YS. | last5 = Chang | first5 = SH. | last6 = Lee | first6 = HR. | title = Duodenal somatostatinoma: a case report and review. | journal = Korean J Intern Med | volume = 26 | issue = 1 | pages = 103-7 | month = Mar | year = 2011 | doi = 10.3904/kjim.2011.26.1.103 | PMID = 21437171 }}</ref> | |||
*[[Papillary renal cell carcinoma]]. | *[[Papillary renal cell carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Meningioma]]. | *[[Meningioma]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:42, 2 June 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
- Endosalpingiosis.
- Intrauterine device (IUD).[2]
Malignant
- Papillary thyroid carcinoma.
- Serous carcinoma.
- Somatostatinoma, duodenal.[3]
- Papillary renal cell carcinoma.
- Meningioma.
- Mesothelioma.
Memory device PSaMMoma: Papillary (thyroid, renal), Serous (ovary), Meningioma, Mesothelioma.[4]
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.
- ↑ Kim, JA.; Choi, WH.; Kim, CN.; Moon, YS.; Chang, SH.; Lee, HR. (Mar 2011). "Duodenal somatostatinoma: a case report and review.". Korean J Intern Med 26 (1): 103-7. doi:10.3904/kjim.2011.26.1.103. PMID 21437171.
- ↑ URL: http://ome.umaryland.edu/AcademicD/practiceExams/path/path_findings.html. Accessed on: 15 January 2012.