Nuclear grooves in intermediate cells in cervical smears |
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Authors: | S. Gupta P. Sodhani |
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Affiliation: | Division of Cytopathology, Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology, Maulana Azad Medical College Campus, New Delhi, India. |
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Abstract: | One thousand cervical smears from women who took part in a hospital-based screening programme for early detection of cervical cancer were studied for the presence of nuclear grooves. Grooved nuclei were frequently detected in intermediate cells in all phases of the menstrual cycle, although their frequency of occurrence was slightly lower in the luteal and premenstrual phases. The mean number of nuclear grooves varied from 3.6 to 4.2 in different phases of the menstrual cycle. The differences, however, were not statistically significant. The presence of nuclear grooves in cervical cells appears to be a nonspecific finding at present. |
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Keywords: | nuclear grooves intermediate cells cervical smears |
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