title: [Do cytological criteria exist to determine the correct technique of a cytosmear of the uterine cervix? (author's transl)].
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine whether the presence or absence of endocervical and/or metaplastic cells in a pap smear from the uterine cervix is indicative that the smear has been obtained from the correct location. Cytosmears from positive cytological findings were compared with cytosmears from correct negative and false negative findings for the presence of endocervical and/or metaplastic cell types. It was found that smears with positive findings showed no endocervical and or metaplastic cells in 25-30% of the cases of carcinoma in situ or dysplasia and in 75% of the cases of invasive carcinoma. False negative smears contained endocervical and/or metaplastic cells in 50% of the cases, although no atypical or dyskaryotic cells were detectable. The presence or absence of endocervical and/or metaplastic cell types in a cytosmear from the uterine cervix is therefore no indication that the smear has been taken from the correct location.
mesh_terms: D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Gibt es zytologische Kriterien für den richtig entnommenen Abstrich an der Cervix uteri