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Criteria | Quantitative description | Point score |
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Background blood/clot | Large amount, great compromise of diagnosis | 0 |
Moderate amount, diagnosis possible | 1 |
Minimal amount, diagnosis | 2 |
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Amount of cellular material | Minimal to absent, diagnosis not possible | 0 |
Sufficient for cytodiagnosis | 1 |
Abundant, diagnosis possible | 2 |
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Degree of cellular degeneration | Marked, diagnosis impossible | 0 |
Moderate, diagnosis possible | 1 |
Minimal, diagnosis easy | 2 |
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Degree of cellular trauma | Marked, diagnosis impossible | 0 |
Moderate, diagnosis possible | 1 |
Minimal, diagnosis obvious | 2 |
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Retention of appropriate architecture | Minimal to absent nondiagnostic | 0 |
Moderate, some preservation of, for example, follicle, papillae, and acini | 1 |
Excellent architectural display closely reflecting histology, diagnosis obvious | 2 |
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