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Original Research
Clinical significance of atypical glandular cells in Pap tests: experience of a gynecologic oncology center in 74 patients
B. Erdem1, N. Peker2, *, N.A. Seyhan1, V. Ülker1, C. Numanoğlu1, Ö. Akbayır1, G. Demirezen3, K.D. Seçkin3
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Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey
2
Acibadem University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey
3
Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Department of Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2018, 39(6), 911–914;
https://doi.org/10.12892/ejgo3977.2018
Published: 10 December 2018
Abstract
Purpose of the investigation: To investigate the clinical importance of atypical glandular cells (AGC) on Pap Smear Test (PST). Materials and Methods: Clinical records of 74 patients that were detected with AGC were evaluated. Results: Of the 55 patients detected with AGC-not otherwise specific (AGC-NOS), 42 (76.3%) had negative histopathologic results, eight (14.5%) patients were detected with cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions, one (1.8%) patient was detected with squamous cell cervical cancer, three (5.4%) patients with endometrial hyperplasia, and one (1.8%) patient with endometrial cancer. Of the 19 patients detected with AGC-favor neoplasia (AGC-fn), seven (36.8%) patients had negative histopathologic results, five (26.3%) patients were presented with squamous intraepithelial lesions, one (5.2%) patient was detected with adenocarcinoma in situ, two (10.5%) patients with squamous cell cervical cancer, one patient had complex atypical endometrial hyperplasia, and one (5.8%) patient with endometrial cancer. The incidence of premalignant lesions in the patients with AGC-NOS and AGC-fn was 20% and 36% and the incidence of malignant lesions in the two groups was 3.6% and 26.3%, respectively. Conclusion: Patients detected with AGC on PST should be closely followed up and evaluated by using colposcopy and endocervical and endometrial curettage.
Keywords
Atypical glandular cells
Pap smear
Management