Table 5 Histological follow-up findings of patients with atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance-not otherwise specified (AGUS-NOS) compared to the results of other studies with AGUS including subqualifications (reactive/neoplastic/NOS) [18].
From: Atypical glandular cells in conventional cervical smears: Incidence and follow-up
| Â | Â | FOLLOWING-UP FINDINGS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
STUDY | NUMBER OF AGUS-cases | BENIGN (%) | ADENOCARCINOMA (%) | SIL*** (%) |
BASE et al19 (1994) | 44 | 9 (20) | 0 (0) | 35 (80) |
BURJA et al20 (1999) | 64 | 26 (41) | 3 (5) | 35 (54) |
DUSKA et al21 (1998) | 73 | 48 (66) | 19 (26) | 6 (8) |
KENNEDY et al22 (1996) | 77 | 60 (78) | 10 (13) | 7 (9) |
JONES and NOVIS8 (1996) | 293* | 141 (48) | 13 (4.5) | 116 (40) |
RAAB et al23 (1997) | 116 | 50 (43) | 16 (14) | 50 (43) |
SOOFER and SIDAWY18 (2000) | 69 | 52 (75) | 7 (10) | 10 (15) |
OUR SERIES | 183** | 80 (44) | 66 (36) | 28 (15) |