Spindle-nucleated cells in cervical liquid-based cytology: Difficulties in distinguishing between epithelial and non-epithelial tumours based on morphology

Shinji Toyoda; Kohei Morita; Eiwa Ishida; Toshiyuki Sado; Tsunekazu Kita

doi:10.1111/cyt.13212

Spindle-nucleated cells in cervical liquid-based cytology: Difficulties in distinguishing between epithelial and non-epithelial tumours based on morphology

Cytopathology. 2023 May;34(3):271-274. doi: 10.1111/cyt.13212. Epub 2023 Feb 22.

Authors

Shinji Toyoda¹, Kohei Morita², Eiwa Ishida², Toshiyuki Sado¹, Tsunekazu Kita¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan.
² Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan.

PMID: 36715058
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13212

Abstract

Uterine tumours resembling ovarian sex cord tumours of the uterine cervix are highly sporadic. Cervical liquid-based cytology revealed two cell patterns: spindle-nucleated cells and polygonal cells.

Keywords: liquid-based cytology; uterine cervix; uterine tumours resembling ovarian sex cord tumours.

MeSH terms

Cervix Uteri / pathology
Cytodiagnosis
Cytology
Female
Humans
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / pathology
Uterine Neoplasms* / pathology