Table 1.
The major and minor criteria listed by Kaplan et al. [11].
| Major criteria | Minor criteria |
|---|---|
| 1. Squamous epithelial lining with a flat interface with the connective tissue wall lacking basal palisading | 1. Papillary proliferation of the lining epithelium |
| 2. Epithelium exhibiting variations in thickness along cystic lining with or without epithelial spheres or whorls or focal luminal proliferation | 2. Ciliated cells |
| 3. Cuboidal eosinophilic cells or “hobnail” cells | 3. Multicystic or multiluminal architecture |
| 4. Mucous (goblet) pools, with or without crypts lined by mucous-producing cells | 4. Clear or vacuolated cells in the basal or spinous layers |
| 5. Intraepithelial glandular, microcystic, or duct-like structures |