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*Background, mainly if it is clear or dirty
*Background, mainly if it is clear or dirty
*Overall cellularity
*Overall cellularity
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File:Pap smear of a monocyte with nuclear smearing artifact.jpg|Smearing of cells across a glass plate may cause ''smearing artifacts'', such as the nuclear smearing of this monocyte, shown as tail-like extension of nuclear material.
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==Topics==
==Topics==
*[[Cervical cytology]]
*[[Cervical cytology]]
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Revision as of 15:30, 17 August 2022

Author: Mikael Häggström, M.D. [note 1]

Overall evaluation

In cytology samples, or any sample with scattered cells rather than coherent tissue, also evaluate the following:

  • Adequacy of specimen. Cells may be too few or too obscured by other material to make a proper diagnosis.
  • Background, mainly if it is clear or dirty
  • Overall cellularity

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