TY - JOUR T1 - Gastric-type Endocervical Adenocarcinoma: Comprehensive Cytopathological Analysis and Comparison With Usual-type Endocervical Adenocarcinoma JF - In Vivo JO - In Vivo SP - 1173 LP - 1181 DO - 10.21873/invivo.13192 VL - 37 IS - 3 AU - HAEYON CHO AU - SUJIN PARK AU - HYUN-SOO KIM Y1 - 2023/05/01 UR - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/37/3/1173.abstract N2 - Background/Aim: Gastric-type endocervical adenocarcinoma (GEA) is a rare but distinct histological type of gynecological malignancy. This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cytological features of GEA. Patients and Methods: We reviewed 18 cytological samples obtained from 14 patients with GEA. All cytology slides were prepared using conventional smear and liquid-based preparations. We examined the differences between the cytological features of GEA and usual-type endocervical adenocarcinoma (UEA). Results: The cytological samples of GEA exhibited flat, honeycomb-like cellular sheets (p=0.035), vesicular nuclei (p=0.037) with prominent nucleoli (p=0.037), and vacuolated cytoplasm (p<0.001) more frequently than those of UEA, irrespective of the sampling site and preparation method. UEA showed three-dimensional cellular clusters (p<0.001), peripheral nuclear feathering (p<0.001), and nuclear hyperchromasia (p=0.014) more frequently than GEA. Conclusion: GEA can be identified cytologically based on the presence of flat, honeycomb-like sheets of tumor cells possessing vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and abundant vacuolated cytoplasm. ER -