Clinical significance of atypical glandular cells by the 2001 Bethesda system in cytohistologic correlation

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 563-567

  Lai, Chiung Ru ^a   Hsu, Chih Yi ^a   Tsay, Shyh Haw ^a   Li, Anna Fen Yau ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atypical glandular cells; Bethesda system; Cytopathology; Histopathology; Papanicolaou smear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL GLANDULAR CELL; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CERVICAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ENDOCERVICAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; UTERINE TUBE;

EID: 52249116469     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325598     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. National Cancer Institute Workshop: The 1988 Bethesda System for reporting cervical/vaginal cytologic diagnoses. JAMA 1989;262:931-934
2. Solomon D, Davey D, Kurman R, Moriarty A, O'Connor D, Prey M, Raab S, Sherman M, Wilbur D, Wright I Jr, Young N; Forum Group Members; Bethesda 2001 Workshop: The 2001 Bethesda System: Terminology for reporting results of cervical cytology. JAMA 2002;287:2114-2119
3. Cangiarella JF, Chhieng DC: Atypical glandular cells: An update. Diagn Cytopathol 2003;29:271-279
4. Manetta A, Keefe K, Lin F, Ahdoot D, Kaleb V: Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance in cervical cytologic findings. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999;180:883-888
5. Duska LR, Flynn CF, Chen A, Whall-Strojwas D, Goodman A: Clinical evaluation of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance on cervical cytology. Obstet Gynecol 1998;91:278-282
6. Koonings PP, Price JH: Evaluation of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance: Is age important? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;184:1457-1459; discussion 1459-1461
7. Soofer SB, Sidawy MK: Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance: Clinically significant lesions and means of patient follow-up. Cancer 2000;90:207-214
8. Jeng CJ, Liang HS, Wang TY, Shen J, Yang YC, Tzeng CR: Cytologic and histologic review of atypical glandular cells (AGC) detected during cervical cytology screening. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2003;13:518-521
9. Mood NI, Eftekhar Z, Haratian A, Saeedi L, Rahmimi-Moghaddam P, Yarandi F: A cytohistologic study of atypical glandular cells detected in cervical smears during cervical screening tests in Iran. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2006;16:257-261
10. Behtash N, Nazari Z, Fakhrejahani F, Khafaf A, Azar EG: Clinical and histological significance of atypical glandular cell on Pap smear. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2007;47:46-49
11. Wright TC, Cox JT, Massad LS, Twiggs LB, Wilkinson EJ, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology: 2001 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical cytological abnormalities. JAMA 2002;287:2120-2129
12. Gurbuz A, Karateke A, Kabaca C, Kir G: Atypical glandular cells: Improvement in cytohistologic correlation by the 2001 Bethesda System. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2005;15:903-910
13. Haidopoulos DA, Stefanidis K, Rodolakis A, Pilalis A, Symiakaki I, Diakomonolis E: Histologic implication of Pap smears classified as atypical glandular cells. J Reprod Med 2005;50: 539-542
14. Tam KF, Cheung ANY, Liu KL, Ng TY, Pun TC, Chan YM, Wong LC, Ng AW, Ngan HY: A retrospective review on atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) using the Bethesda 2001 classification. Gynecol Oncol 2003;91:603-607
15. Saad RS, Takei H, Liu YL, Silverman JE, Lipscomb JT, Ruiz B: Clinical significance of a cytologic diagnosis of atypical glandular cells, favor endometrial origin, in Pap smears. Acta Cytol 2006;50:48-54
16. Chhieng DC, Gallaspy S, Yang H, Roberson J, Eltoum I: Women with atypical glandular cells: A long-term follow-up study in a high-risk population. Am J Clin Pathol 2004;122: 575-579
17. Cai N, Spitzer M, Wasserman PG: Endometrial cells in Pap smears of postmenopausal women: Cytohistologic correlation. J Low Genit Tract Dis 2003;7:250-253
18. Selvaggi SM: Background features of endometrial carcinoma on ThinPrep cytology. Diagn Cytopathol 2005;33:162-165
19. Heard AR, Roder DM, Shorne L, Kenny B, Priest KR: Endometrial cells as a predictor of uterine cancer. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2007;47:50-53