Cervix Cytology - Decidual reaction in cervix

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Benign / non-neoplastic lesions

Decidual reaction in cervix

Reviewer: Marilin Rosa, M.D., University of Florida (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 10 June 2011, last major update June 2011
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Definition
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● Identified cytologically in 1/3 of patients with histologically confirmed decidual reaction (Acta Cytol 1981;25:616)
● Clinical history of pregnancy is important to avoid misdiagnosis of dysplasia

Cytology description
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● Cells occur in aggregates or singly, have abundant cytoplasm, marked nuclear enlargement with finely granular chromatin and prominent nucleoli
● Cell size is similar to mature squamous cells

Cytology images
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Decidual reaction - not necessarily cervix

Differential diagnosis
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● Repair, SIL, adenocarcinoma

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