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Cytology Case: Papanicolaou Smear Post-Radiation Therapy

Clinical case in cytological diagnostics: interpreting epithelial changes in a Papanicolaou smear from a patient after cervical radiation therapy.

Cytological preparation of a Papanicolaou smear for the diagnostic exercise
Cytological preparation of a Papanicolaou smear for the diagnostic exercise

🔬 CYTOLOGY EXERCISE These cells were found in a Papanicolaou smear (SurePath, medium magnification) from a 62-year-old woman with a history of squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. She underwent hysterectomy and radiation therapy, completed 5 months ago. The most likely diagnosis is:

(a) Atrophy (b) Recurrent squamous cell carcinoma (c) Radiation effect 🔎 THE CORRECT ANSWER to the exercise will be available tomorrow at 4:00 PM Moscow time, but only to VK Donut Labformula subscribers