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Atlas Interpretation:
Type of Preparation: Conventional
Magnification: High
Clinical History: 58 year old woman, LMP 8 years, postmenopausal bleeding
Interpretation:
Adenocarcinoma, Endometrial
Cytomorphologic Criteria: Large aggregate of small cells with irregular chromatin distribution, small nucleoli, poorly defined finely vacuolated cytoplasm in a watery background.
Explanatory Notes: In conventional smears, endometrial adenocarcinoma tends to be associated with a thin watery diathesis in contrast to the bloody, necrotic background often seen with endocervical adenocarcinoma.
Follow-up: Adenocarcinoma of the endometrium
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