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Revision as of 03:58, 24 December 2015

Navicular cell. Pap stain.

The navicular cell is a benign type of intermediate cell seen on Pap tests.

Navicular means boat-shaped.[1] Navicular cells have folded edges and can be though of as a boat that is seen from above.

General

  • Benign.
  • Associated with: pregnancy, contraception with medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-provera).[2]

Cytology

Features:

  • Intermediate cells with:
    1. Folded edges.
    2. Abundant cytoplasmic glycogen - central yellow.

Notes:

  • May resemble the lenses of coke bottle glasses.

Images

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See also

References

  1. URL: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/navicular. Accessed on: 23 December 2015.
  2. Volk, EE.; Jax, JM.; Kuntzman, TJ. (Sep 2000). "Cytologic findings in cervical smears in patients using intramuscular medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-provera) for contraception.". Diagn Cytopathol 23 (3): 161-4. PMID 10945902.