cervical cytology

Cells

 normal squamous cells

• superficial squamous cells
  • flat basophilic cytoplasm
  • flat eosinophilic cytoplasm

• intermediate squamous cells
• parabasal squamous cells
• metaplastic squamous cells

 normal endocervical glandular cells

• secretory cells / cluster of columnar endocervical cells
• ciliated cells
• naked nuclei of endocervical glandular cells

 normal endometrial glandular cells

• endometrial cells after 40 years

 squamous metaplasia

• mature squamous metaplasia
• Immature squamous/transitional metaplasia

 histiocytes and inflammatory cells

 benign cellular modifications

• specific inflammations
• Other non-neoplastic findings

 abnormalities of squamous cells

• atypical squamous cells (ASC)
  • ASC-US

• Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (LSIL)
• High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (HSIL)
• Squamous cell carcinoma

 abnormalities of glandular cells

• Atypia of glandular cells (AGC)
• Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS)
• Invasive adenocarcinoma

 Other malignant lesions

• Endometrial adenocarcinoma
• Malignant lymphoma

Patterns

 atrophic pattern

Links

 IARC

• https://screening.iarc.fr/atlascyto_detail.php?flag=0⟨=1&Id;=malpi01b&cat;=D1

See also :

 PAP test / PAP smear