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ArticleCytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology2026

Metaplastic-Like and Squamous Cell Carcinoma-Like Cells in Liquid-Based Cytology Associated With Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix.

Shinji Toyoda, Kohei Morita, Toshiyuki Sado

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Article in Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Shinji ToyodaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2005-3284
Kohei MoritaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan.
Toshiyuki SadoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metaplastic-like cells exhibit an eccentric nucleus. SCC-like cells are planar aggregates with prominent atypical nuclei, similar to SCCs. These squamous epithelium changes may serve as cytologic clues to the early detection of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine cervix with predominant subepithelial growth. The authors identified metaplastic-like and SCC-like cells in cervical SCNEC cytology. These findings offer vital clues for early detection, even in cases with predominant subepithelial growth.

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Carcinoma, NeuroendocrineCarcinoma, Small CellCarcinoma, Squamous CellCervix UteriUterine Cervical NeoplasmsCytodiagnosisFemaleHumansMetaplasiacervical cytologyhuman papillomavirus infectionmetaplastic‐like and SCC‐like cellssmall cell neuroendocrine carcinomauterine cervix

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PMID42220105
PMCPMC13461017

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