Contaminant Suggesting Rotifer in Liquid-Based Cytology of the Cervix

Diagn Cytopathol. 2025 Mar;53(3):136-138. doi: 10.1002/dc.25442. Epub 2025 Jan 19.

Abstract

Rotifers are rare in cytology, particularly in liquid media. We describe a case of rotifer in liquid-based cytology of a 30-year-old nulliparous woman without comorbidities who complained of vaginal discharge and sought a cervical cancer prevention service with no noteworthy findings on gynecological examination.

Keywords: Papanicolaou stain; contaminants; cytology; rotifer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Cervix Uteri* / pathology
  • Cytodiagnosis / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Rotifera*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Vaginal Smears