Monday, April 7, 2014

Case of the Week 299

The following object was noted in a routine endocervical Papanicolaou-stained smear.  Identification?  How would you sign this case out?  This case was generously donated by Tony Rollins CT(ASCP) and Dr. Harvey Cramer, MD.



8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow a roundworm in an endocervical location. The only feature I can see is the spine or mucron at lower end, this is typical of anisakis. But the location is just weird.

Jamal

Anonymous said...

Trichuris Trichiura

Anonymous said...

I am thinking pinworm...Lee

Brooklyn said...

Trichinella spirilas

Anonymous said...

The striated body is consistent with a nematode. The more common worm for this site is E. vermicularis, yet the short tail rules out this possibility. The little spine at the end of the tail is consistent with Anisakis. I agree with Jamal, the location is unthinkable.

Florida Fan

mona said...

the posterior end and cuticle goes with Gonglonema pulcrum in an abnormal site

Till said...

By size, Anisakis or others mentiones are out of discussion. Trichinella is most possible, probably in this location via the endometrium-uterus.

Dr. Theda said...

A cool but rather "disturbing" web site....
We are dying of terminal illness and happened across this site....