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[[Image:Bronchial cells - bronchial wash - 2 cropped -- very high mag.jpg|thumb|right|Terminal bar in bronchial cells. [[Pap stain]]. (WC)]] | [[Image:Bronchial cells - bronchial wash - 2 cropped -- very high mag.jpg|thumb|right|Terminal bar in bronchial cells. [[Pap stain]]. (WC)]] | ||
The '''terminal bar''' is a | The '''terminal bar''' is a [[cytology|cytologic]] finding in ciliated cells that suggests benignancy. | ||
==General== | |||
*Terminal bar present = strong indicator that the cell is benign.<ref name=pmid1923244>{{Cite journal | last1 = Van Le | first1 = L. | last2 = Novotny | first2 = D. | last3 = Dotters | first3 = DJ. | title = Distinguishing tubal metaplasia from endocervical dysplasia on cervical Papanicolaou smears. | journal = Obstet Gynecol | volume = 78 | issue = 5 Pt 2 | pages = 974-6 | month = Nov | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 1923244 }}</ref> | |||
**Can be seen in [[malignancy|malignant]] cells.<ref name=pmid19696614>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sciallis | first1 = AP. | last2 = Aubry | first2 = MC. | last3 = Bell | first3 = DA. | title = Ciliated adenocarcinoma of the ovary with evidence of serous differentiation: report of a case. | journal = Int J Gynecol Pathol | volume = 28 | issue = 5 | pages = 447-52 | month = Sep | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/PGP.0b013e3181a0717f | PMID = 19696614 }}</ref> | |||
==Cytology== | |||
Features: | |||
*Dense band-like region in the luminal aspect of the cell. | |||
**Dark blue colour on [[Pap stain]]. | |||
**Typically seen together with cilia. | |||
==Related images== | |||
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Image: Bronchial cells - bronchial wash -- very high mag.jpg | BCs - high mag. | |||
Image: Bronchial cells - bronchial wash - 2 -- very high mag.jpg | BCs - high mag. | |||
Image: Bronchial cells - bronchial wash - 2 cropped -- very high mag.jpg | BCs - high mag. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:19, 26 October 2015
Terminal bar in bronchial cells. Pap stain. (WC)
The terminal bar is a cytologic finding in ciliated cells that suggests benignancy.
General
- Terminal bar present = strong indicator that the cell is benign.[1]
Cytology
Features:
- Dense band-like region in the luminal aspect of the cell.
- Dark blue colour on Pap stain.
- Typically seen together with cilia.
Related images
BCs - high mag.
BCs - high mag.
BCs - high mag.
See also
References
- ↑ Van Le, L.; Novotny, D.; Dotters, DJ. (Nov 1991). "Distinguishing tubal metaplasia from endocervical dysplasia on cervical Papanicolaou smears.". Obstet Gynecol 78 (5 Pt 2): 974-6. PMID 1923244.
- ↑ Sciallis, AP.; Aubry, MC.; Bell, DA. (Sep 2009). "Ciliated adenocarcinoma of the ovary with evidence of serous differentiation: report of a case.". Int J Gynecol Pathol 28 (5): 447-52. doi:10.1097/PGP.0b013e3181a0717f. PMID 19696614.