Improvement of abnormal cervical cytology possibly due to a graft-versus-tumor effect: A case report and literature review

Natsuki Hayashi; Yasuhito Kato; Hiroe Miyakawa; Toshiyuki Nakata; Kenichi Tamate; Tomoki Kikuchi; Masahiko Obata

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4835

Improvement of abnormal cervical cytology possibly due to a graft-versus-tumor effect: A case report and literature review

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Oct 4;9(10):e04835. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4835. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Authors

Natsuki Hayashi¹, Yasuhito Kato², Hiroe Miyakawa¹, Toshiyuki Nakata¹, Kenichi Tamate¹, Tomoki Kikuchi³, Masahiko Obata³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital Asahikawa Japan.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Japan.
³ Department of Pathology Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital Asahikawa Japan.

Abstract

The cervical cytology of our patient transformed from squamous cell carcinoma to negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy, possibly due to the graft-versus-tumor effect following allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Keywords: allogeneic stem cell transplantation; cervical cancer; cervical cytology; graft‐versus‐tumor effect.

Publication types

Case Reports