Clinical cases

Liquid Cytology Exercise: SurePath Smear Evaluation

A clinical exercise in SurePath liquid cytology: identify morphological changes in cervical smear cells from a 26-year-old patient.

SurePath liquid cytology specimen for the diagnostic exercise
SurePath liquid cytology specimen for the diagnostic exercise

🔬 CYTOLOGY EXERCISE Cells similar to those presented were observed in moderate numbers throughout the slide of a 26-year-old woman (SurePath, medium and high magnification). The most likely diagnosis is:

(a) Syncytiotrophoblast (b) Glycogen-laden cells characteristic of pregnancy (c) Multinucleated histiocytes (d) LGSIL (low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion) (e) HGSIL (high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion) 🔎THE CORRECT ANSWER to the exercise will be available tomorrow at 16.00 MSK, but only to subscribers of VK Donut Labformula