Cervix - Cytology
Normal cells / nonneoplastic findings
Syncytium
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PubMed search: Syncytium cervix
Normal cells / nonneoplastic findings
Syncytium
Author: Farnaz Hasteh, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 March 2011
Minor changes: 19 March 2020
Copyright: 2006-2020, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed search: Syncytium cervix
Cite this page: Hasteh F. Syncytium. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/cervixcytologysyncytium.html. Accessed May 28th, 2020.
Definition / general
- Sheets of cells without well defined cell borders
Etiology
- May be due to HPV or HIV infection or have nonviral cause
- May represent benign parabasal cells in postmenopausal women
Cytology description
- Hyperchromatic crowded groups
- Masses of cytoplasm without visible intact cell borders, nuclei have loss of polarity
Differential diagnosis
- Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), SIL, malignancy, repair
