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'''Psammoma bodies''' appear in benign and malignant conditions. Their presence can help focus the DDx.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Parwani | first1 = AV. | last2 = Chan | first2 = TY. | last3 = Ali | first3 = SZ. | title = Significance of psammoma bodies in serous cavity fluid: a cytopathologic analysis. | journal = Cancer | volume = 102 | issue = 2 | pages = 87-91 | month = Apr | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1002/cncr.20161 | PMID = 15098252 | URL = http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.20161/full}}</ref> | '''Psammoma bodies''' appear in benign and malignant conditions. Their presence can help focus the DDx.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Parwani | first1 = AV. | last2 = Chan | first2 = TY. | last3 = Ali | first3 = SZ. | title = Significance of psammoma bodies in serous cavity fluid: a cytopathologic analysis. | journal = Cancer | volume = 102 | issue = 2 | pages = 87-91 | month = Apr | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1002/cncr.20161 | PMID = 15098252 | URL = http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.20161/full}}</ref> | ||
They are often associated with a papillary architecture. | They are often associated with a papillary architecture.{{fact}} | ||
==Conditions with psammoma bodies== | ==Conditions with psammoma bodies== | ||
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Psammoma body. H&E stain.
Psammoma bodies appear in benign and malignant conditions. Their presence can help focus the DDx.[1]
They are often associated with a papillary architecture.[citation needed]
Conditions with psammoma bodies
The following is an incomplete list.
Benign
- Endosalpingiosis.
- Intrauterine device (IUD).[2]
- Endometrial polyp.[3]
Malignant
- Papillary thyroid carcinoma.
- Serous carcinoma.
- Somatostatinoma, duodenal.[4]
- Papillary renal cell carcinoma.
- Meningioma.
- Mesothelioma.
Memory device PSaMMoma: Papillary (thyroid, renal), Serous (ovary), Meningioma, Mesothelioma.[5]
See also
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.
- ↑ Fausett MB, Zahn CM, Kendall BS, Barth WH (February 2002). "The significance of psammoma bodies that are found incidentally during endometrial biopsy". Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 186 (2): 180–3. PMID 11854631.
- ↑ 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.