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. 2025 Mar 31;16(7):2250–2260. doi: 10.7150/jca.105805

Table 3.

The prevalence of precancer and cancer among patients with atypical glandular cells with and without concurrent squamous cell abnormalities according to AGC categories.

Group Squamous lesions Glandular lesions
Categorie Total HSIL+, No. (%) p SCC, No. (%) p AIS+/AEH+, No. (%) p AC, No. (%) p
AGC + Sq AEM 8 0 1.000 0 NS 3 (37.5%) 0.011 3 (37.5%) 0.012
AEC 13 1 (7.7%) 0 0 0
AGC-NOS 5 0 0 1 (20.0%) 0
AGC-FN 17 1 (5.9%) 0 8 (47.1%) 6 (35.3%)
Total 43 2 (4.7%) 0 12 (27.9%) 9 (20.9%)
AGC-Alone AEM 179 1 (0.6%) 0.002 0 0.002 18 (10.1%) <0.0001 16 (8.9%) <0.0001
AEC 210 6 (2.9%) 1 (0.5%) 15 (7.1%) 4 (1.9%)
AGC-NOS 258 8 (3.1%) 1 (0.4%) 15 (5.8%) 12 (4.7%)
AGC-FN 79 6 (7.6%) 3 (3.8%) 41 (51.9%) 33 (41.8%)
Total 726 21 (2.9%) 5 (0.7%) 89 (12.3%) 65 (9.0%)
AGC AEM 187 1 (0.5%) 0.001 0 0.004 21 (11.2%) <0.0001 19 (10.2%) <0.0001
AEC 223 7 (3.1%) 1 (0.5%) 15 (6.7%) 4 (1.8%)
AGC-NOS 263 8 (3.0%) 1 (0.4%) 16 (6.1%) 12 (4.6%)
AGC-FN 96 7 (7.3%) 3 (3.1%) 49 (51.0%) 39 (40.6%)
Total 769 23 (3.0%) 5 (0.7%) 101 (13.1%) 74 (9.6%)

AC, adenocarcinoma.; AEC: atypical endocervical cells; AEM: atypical endometrial cells; AEH, atypical endometrial hyperplasia; AGC, atypical glandular cell; AGC + Sq, atypical glandular cells with concurrent squamous cell abnormalities; AGC-alone, atypical glandular cells without concurrent squamous cell abnormalities; AGC-NOS, atypical glandular cells, not otherwise specified; AGC-FN, atypical glandular cells, favor neoplastic; AIS, cervical adenocarcinoma in situ; hrHPV, high risk human papillomavirus; HSIL, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; NS, not significant.