Table 2.
Detailed cytological features in malignant atypical cells
| Serial number | Shape & size | N/C ratio | Cytoplasm | Nuclear pleomorphism | Irregular Nuclear margin | Hyperchromasia | Chromatin | HPR |
| 1 | A | ↑ | angulated | ++ | + | + | coarse | H |
| 2 | A | ↑ | + | + | + | homogenous | H | |
| 3 | A | ↑ | +++ | + | + | coarse | H | |
| 4 | A | ↑ | angulated pale | ++ | + | + | coarse | H |
| 5 | A | N | pale | + | + | - | homogenous | H |
| 6 | A | ↑ | ++ | + | + | coarse | H | |
| 7 | A | ↑ | ++ | + | + | homogenous | H | |
| 8 | A | ↑ | angulated | + | + | ++ | homogenous | H |
| 9 | A | ↑ | - | ++ | + | + | coarse | H |
| 10 | A | ↑ | - | + | + | + | coarse | H |
| 11 | A | N | - | - | - | + | homogenous | H |
| 12 | A | ↑ | pale | + | + | +++ | homogenous | L |
| 13 | N | ↑ | + | - | + | homogenous | L | |
| 14 | N | ↑ | + | - | + | homogenous | L | |
| 15 | A | ↑ | pale | ++ | + | + | homogenous | L |
| 16 | A | ↑ | angulated pale | + | + | + | coarse | L |
| 17 | N | ↑ | + | + | + | homogenous | L | |
| 18 | A | N | - | + | + | + | coarse | L |
+ = mild/few, ++ = moderate, +++ = severe/many, A = altered, N = normal, N/C = nuclear/cytoplasmic, ↑ = High, HPR = Histopathology report