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Chapter-07 Abnormality of Glandular Cells

BOOK TITLE: Handbook of Cervical Cytology: Special Emphasis on Liquid-based Cytology

Author
1. Dey Pranab
ISBN
9789352702657
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14221_8
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
25
Author Affiliations
1. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, National Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Chapter keywords
Atypical glandular cell, AGC, adenocarcinoma in situ, AIS, adenocarcinoma, endocervical adenocarcinoma, liquid-based cytology, LBC, tumor cell, endometrial adenocarcinoma

Abstract

This chapter describes abnormality of glandular cells. Atypical glandular cell (AGC) abnormality is classified by the Bethesda system (TBS) 2001/TBS 2014 as atypical endocervical in origin, atypical endometrial in origin, endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ, and adenocarcinoma. TBS 2001/2014 encouraged to determine the origin of the atypical glandular cell (AGC) such as endocervical or endometrial. The terminology “Atypical glandular cell of undetermined significance” has been eliminated in TBS 2001/2014. Endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ has been kept as an individual entity in TBS 2001/2014. Atypical endocervical cells show cytological atypia exceeding that of reactive endocervical cells but fall short the cytological features of adenocarcinoma in situ or adenocarcinoma. Atypical endometrial cells show multiple small cohesive clusters of endometrial cells. The cytoplasm of the cell is scanty. Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) lesions of cervix is the precursor lesion of adenocarcinoma and is much less common than cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

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