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Cervix-Cytology
Normal cells /
non-neoplastic findings
Cornflakes
Reviewer: Xinmin Zhang, MD, Temple University (see Reviewers
page)
Revised: 17 September 2010, last major update August 2010
Copyright: (c) 2006-2010, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
Definition / General
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● Distinctive appearance is due to evaporation of xylene before cover slipping, with deposition of air on superficial squamous cells
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More common on conventional than liquid based preparations
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It can be reversed by returning the slides through xylene and alcohol to water, then restaining and recoverslipping
Terminology
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● Also called “brown artifact”, cornflaking
Cytology images
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Contributed by Dr. Yao-Wen Liu, Kuo General Hospital, Taiwan
Additional references
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● National Association of Cytologists
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