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[[Image:Navicular cell -- extremely high mag.jpg|thumb|right|Navicular cell. [[Pap stain]].]] | |||
The '''navicular cell''' is a benign type of intermediate cell seen on Pap tests. | The '''navicular cell''' is a benign type of intermediate cell seen on Pap tests. | ||
''Navicular'' means ''boat-shaped''.<ref>URL: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/navicular https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/navicular]. Accessed on: 23 December 2015.</ref> Navicular cells have folded edges and can be | ''Navicular'' means ''boat-shaped''.<ref>URL: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/navicular https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/navicular]. Accessed on: 23 December 2015.</ref> Navicular cells have folded edges and can be imagined to be a boat that is seen from directly above. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
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Notes: | Notes: | ||
*May resemble the lenses of ''coke bottle glasses''. | *May resemble the lenses of ''coke-bottle glasses''. | ||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image: Navicular cell -- high mag.jpg | NC - high mag. | Image: Navicular cell -- high mag.jpg | NC - high mag. (WC) | ||
Image: Navicular cell -- very high mag.jpg | NC - very high mag. | Image: Navicular cell -- very high mag.jpg | NC - very high mag. (WC) | ||
Image: Navicular cell - alt -- very high mag.jpg | NC - very high mag. | Image: Navicular cell - alt -- very high mag.jpg | NC - very high mag. (WC) | ||
Image: Navicular cell -- extremely high mag.jpg | NC - extremely high mag. | Image: Navicular cell -- extremely high mag.jpg | NC - extremely high mag. (WC) | ||
Image: Navicular cells -- high mag.jpg | | Image: Navicular cells -- high mag.jpg | NCs - high mag. (WC) | ||
Image: Navicular cells -- very high mag.jpg | | Image: Navicular cells -- very high mag.jpg | NCs - very high mag. (WC) | ||
Image: Navicular cells - alt -- very high mag.jpg | | Image: Navicular cells - alt -- very high mag.jpg | NCs - very high mag. (WC) | ||
Image: Navicular cells -- extremely high mag.jpg | | Image: Navicular cells -- extremely high mag.jpg | NCs - extremely high mag. (WC) | ||
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Image:Mike Smith, Bubbles, April 2009.jpg | An individual wearing coke-bottle glasses. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:06, 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 imagined to be a boat that is seen from directly above.
General
- Benign.
- Associated with: pregnancy, contraception with medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-provera).[2]
Cytology
Features:
- Intermediate cells with:
- Folded edges.
- Abundant cytoplasmic glycogen - central yellow.
Notes:
- May resemble the lenses of coke-bottle glasses.
Images
NC - high mag. (WC)
NC - very high mag. (WC)
NC - very high mag. (WC)
NC - extremely high mag. (WC)
NCs - high mag. (WC)
NCs - very high mag. (WC)
NCs - very high mag. (WC)
NCs - extremely high mag. (WC)
An individual wearing coke-bottle glasses. (WC)
www
See also
References
- ↑ URL: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/navicular. Accessed on: 23 December 2015.
- ↑ 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.