Malacoplakia of the Uterine Cervix: A Case Report.

Michaelis–Gutmann bodies inflammatory pathology malacoplakia uterine cervix

Journal

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2076-0817
Titre abrégé: Pathogens
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101596317

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 Mar 2021
Historique:
received: 03 02 2021
revised: 09 03 2021
accepted: 12 03 2021
entrez: 3 4 2021
pubmed: 4 4 2021
medline: 4 4 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Malacoplakia is an uncommon chronic granulomatous inflammation that rarely affects the female genital tract. A case of a 78-year-old woman with malacoplakia involving the uterine cervix and the vagina is described. The patient complained of vaginal bleeding. Clinically, a 13-mm mass was detected in the cervix, which was confirmed by ultrasound scan and magnetic resonance imaging. Histological examination showed a dense histiocytic infiltrate with abundant Michaelis-Gutmann bodies involving the uterine cervix and the upper vagina. The presence of

Identifiants

pubmed: 33804212
pii: pathogens10030343
doi: 10.3390/pathogens10030343
pmc: PMC8000235
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Adela Saco (A)

Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

Natalia Rakislova (N)

Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

Lorena Marimon (L)

Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

Aureli Torne (A)

Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Institute of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

Berta Diaz-Feijoo (B)

Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Institute of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

Rafael Salvador (R)

Department of Radiology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

Silvia Alos (S)

Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

Dercio Jordao (D)

Department of Pathology, Hospital Central de Quelimane, Maputo, Mozambique.

Juan Carlos Hurtado (JC)

Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Microbiology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

Jaume Ordi (J)

Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

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