title: Glandular cells in vaginal cytology Papanicolaou tests in patients with hysterectomy for endometrial adenocarcinoma.
abstract: The vaginal apex is the most common site of recurrence in patients with endometrial cancer. Although studies demonstrate that <1% of asymptomatic vaginal recurrences are detected by routine vaginal cytology alone, many practitioners still include it as part of the routine surveillance in these patients after hysterectomy. To further evaluate the effectiveness of vaginal cytology as a surveillance tool, we assessed the subsequent findings in patients reported to have benign and atypical glandular cells on vaginal cytology after hysterectomy performed for endometrial cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44024, USA. Erica.Steele-Bomeisl@uhhospitals.org
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: Saleem A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Umar
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bomeisl
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miedler
authors.forename: Kristine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Zanotti
authors.forename: Jay K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Wasman
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Fadi W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Abdul-Karim
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States; D014626:Vaginal Smears