Table 2.
Relative Distribution of Cytologic Features in 45 Cases of Cervical Adenocarcinoma
| Score (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trait | 0: Few/None | 1+: Some | 2+: Many | 3+: Abundant |
| Overall tumor cells | 0 (0.0) | 15 (33.3) | 12 (26.7) | 18 (40.0) |
| Normal endocervical cells | 14 (31.1) | 21 (46.7) | 10 (22.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Background | ||||
| Blood | 14 (31.1) | 15 (35.6) | 12 (26.7) | 3 (6.7) |
| RBCs | 13 (28.9) | 14 (31.1) | 15 (33.3) | 3 (6.7) |
| Diathesis | 5 (11.1) | 13 (28.9) | 9 (20.0) | 18 (40.0) |
| Inflammation | 4 (8.9) | 14 (31.1) | 19 (42.2) | 8 (17.8) |
| Histiocytes | 31 (68.9) | 12 (26.7) | 2 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Psammoma bodies | 45 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Tumor cell pattern | ||||
| 3‐D groups | 2 (4.4) | 11 (24.4) | 19 (42.2) | 13 (28.9) |
| Single atypical cells | 10 (22.2) | 26 (57.8) | 9 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Tumor cell morphology | ||||
| Columnar | 16 (35.6) | 11 (24.4) | 12 (26.7) | 6 (13.3) |
| Round/oval | 2 (22.2) | 20 (44.4) | 14 (31.1) | 9 (20.0) |
| Frayed edges | 10 (22.2) | 18 (40.0) | 13 (28.9) | 4 (8.9) |
| Loss of polarity | 3 (6.7) | 18 (40.0) | 17 (37.8) | 7 (15.6) |
| Abundant cytoplasm | 7 (15.6) | 21 (46.7) | 14 (31.1) | 3 (6.7) |
| Cytoplasmic mucin | 34 (75.6) | 9 (20.0) | 2 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Polys in cytoplasm | 25 (55.6) | 15 (33.3) | 4 (8.9) | 1 (2.2) |
| Nuclear size | ||||
| Nearly normal | 19 (42.2) | 19 (42.2) | 5 (11.1) | 2 (4.4) |
| 4‐6 Times normal | 2 (4.4) | 9 (20.0) | 22 (48.9) | 12 (26.7) |
| >6 Times normal | 9 (20.0) | 21 (46.7) | 9 (20.0) | 6 (13.3) |
| Mitotic figures | 23 (51.1) | 16 (35.6) | 6 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Nucleoli | ||||
| Large single | 15 (33.3) | 14 (31.1) | 11 (24.4) | 5 (11.1) |
| Multiple | 22 (48.9) | 18 (40.0) | 5 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Small, definite | 4 (8.9) | 13 (28.9) | 16 (35.6) | 12 (26.7) |
| Inconspicuous | 24 (53.3) | 17 (37.8) | 4 (8.9) | 0 (0.0) |
Abbreviations: 3D, 3‐dimensional; RBCs, red blood cells.