Table 1.

Comparison of individual cellular features of Binucleated cells in various categories

Variables	Benign/Inflam n (%)	Carcinoma n (%)	HL n (%)	NHL n (%)	Sarcoma n (%)	P
Size of cell (µ)
<50	0	0	2 (33.3)	0	1 (33.3)
50-70	2 (50.0)	5 (23.8)	3 (50.0)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	0.111
71-90	2 (50.0)	9 (42.9)	0	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)
>90	0	7 (33.3)	1 (16.7)	1 (33.3)	0
Cytoplasm
Acidophilic	2 (50.0)	8 (38.1)	5 (83.3)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)
Basophilic	0	11 (52.4)	0	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	0.072
Amphophilic	2 (50.0)	2 (9.5)	1 (16.7)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)
Granularity
Present	1 (25.0)	4 (19.0)	0	0	0	0.844
Absent	3 (75.0)	17 (81.0)	6 (100.0)	3 (100.0)	3 (100.0)
Nucleus shape
Round	2 (50.0)	9 (42.9)	2 (33.3)	2 (66.7)	2 (66.7)
Round to Oval	0	12 (57.1)	4 (66.7)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	0.080
Oval	2 (50.0)	0	0	0	0
Nuclear Membrane
Regular	3 (75.0)	16 (76.2)	4 (66.7)	2 (66.7)	2 (66.7)	0.966
Irregular	1 (25.0)	5 (23.8)	2 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)
Chromatin
Hyperchromatic	0	2 (9.5)	0	0	0
Fine	1 (25.0)	5 (23.8)	2 (33.3)	0	2 (66.7)	0.171
Coarse	1 (25.0)	14 (66.7)	3 (50.0)	3 (100.0)	1 (33.3)
Vesicular	2 (50.0)	0	1 (16.7)	0	0
Chromatin clumping
Present	1 (25.0)	13 (61.9)	1 (16.7)	3 (100.0)	1 (33.3)	0.075
Absent	3 (75.00)	8 (38.1)	5 (83.3)	0	2 (66.7)
Nucleoli
Present	3 (75.0)	15 (71.4)	5 (83.3)	2 (66.7)	1 (33.3)	0.669
Absent	1 (25.0)	6 (28.6)	1 (16.7)	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)
Nucleoli size
Absent	1 (25.0)	6 (28.6)	1 (16.7)	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)
Small	2 (50.0)	7 (33.3)	0	1 (33.3)	0	0.359
Inclusion	1 (25.0)	8 (38.1)	5 (88.3)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)
Nucleoli color
Absent	1 (25.0)	6 (28.6)	1 (16.7)	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)
Acidophilic	1 (25.0)	3 (14.3)	5 (83.3)	2 (66.7)	0	0.011
Basophilic	2 (50.0)	12 (57.1)	0	0	1 (33.3)
Nucleolar membrane
Absent	1 (25.0)	6 (28.6)	1 (16.7)	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)
Regular	2 (50.0)	12 (57.1)	3 (50.0)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	0.864
Irregular	1 (25.0)	3 (14.3)	2 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	0