Clear-cell adenocarcinoma of the female genital tract: Presence of hyaline stroma and tigroid background in various types of cytologic specimens

• Main Authors: Khunamornpong S., Thorner P.S., Suprasert P., Siriaunkgul S.
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-19544384402&partnerID=40&md5=196313400f035631190240308e49f8ff; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15880717; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1904
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Hyaline basement membrane-like stromal material and tigroid background are distinctive cytologic features observed in Diff-Quik (DQ)- or Giemsa-stained smears of clear-cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) of the female genital tract. However, it is uncertain how often these features are present in different ty...