Cervix
Premalignant / preinvasive lesions - cytology
Atypical reserve cell hyperplasia (cyto)
Author: Marilin Rosa, M.D.
Topic Completed: 3 June 2002
Minor changes: 6 July 2020
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PubMed search: Cervix atypical reserve cell hyperplasia
Cite this page: Rosa M. Atypical reserve cell hyperplasia (cyto). PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/cervixcytologyatypicalreservecellhyperplasia.html. Accessed June 19th, 2021.
Cytology description
- No cytoplasm seen (Mod Pathol 1995;8:786, Acta Cytol 1978;22:305), because cells are easily damaged in smear process
- Cells in pairs, clusters or rows, with nuclear molding often present
- Isolated naked nuclei are prominent
- May be considered a variant of SIL (Tavassoli: Tumours of the Breast and Female Genital Organs, WHO, 3rd Ed, Vol 4)
Positive stains
Differential diagnosis
- Artifact
- Degenerated cells
- Adenocarcinoma
