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  • Title: Endocervical glandular atypia in Papanicolaou smears.
    Author: Goff BA, Atanasoff P, Brown E, Muntz HG, Bell DA, Rice LW.
    Journal: Obstet Gynecol; 1992 Jan; 79(1):101-4. PubMed ID: 1727566.
    Abstract:
    The importance of endocervical glandular atypia in a cervicovaginal Papanicolaou smear has not been fully investigated. Between July 1988 and June 1989, 21,930 cervicovaginal smears were reviewed by the Massachusetts General Hospital Cytopathology Laboratory. One hundred smears with endocervical atypia were identified, an incidence of 0.46%. Follow-up was available on 63 cases: Seven had negative follow-up smears for at least 2 years, 15 had negative biopsies, seven had endocervical polyps, two had endometrial hyperplasia, eight had mild dysplasia, five had moderate dysplasia, six had severe dysplasia, six had squamous carcinoma in situ, five had adenocarcinoma in situ, and two had invasive adenocarcinoma. Twelve women's smears showed endocervical atypia with features suggestive of reactive atypia; three of these had dysplasia. Twenty-six (41%) of the Papanicolaou smears with endocervical atypia had coexisting squamous atypia or dysplasia. We conclude that endocervical atypia may be associated with substantial cervical disease in as many as half of cases.
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