Akram, M, Aligarh Muslim University, India

• Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology Vol 7 No 1 (2015) - Short Report
  Psoas abscess: a rare metastatic presentation of asymptomatic carcinoma of the cervix
  Abstract  PDF  Fig 1: Contrast enhanced CT scan demonstrates a large area of low attenuation involving left iliopsoas muscle(arrow)  Fig 2: Coronal reconstruction demonstrates an area of low attenuation in the iliopsoas musculature on left side (arrow)  Fig 3: Microscopic appearance of aspirate from psoas abscess, showing sheets of malignant squamous cells with hyperchromatic nucleus and conspicuous nucleoli (inset), (haematoxylin & eosin stain)  Fig 4: Histological examination of cervical biopsy shows strips of malignant squamous cells with intracytoplasmic keratinisation (inset) along with area of necrosis and haemorrhage (haematoxylin & eosin stain)