Conventional cervical smear (n=2582)* | Monolayer (n=2580)† | |
---|---|---|
Satisfactory for evaluation | 2343 (91%) | 2241 (87%)‡ |
Satisfactory for evaluation but limited by§: | 236 | 328 |
Cytolysis | 6 | 19 |
Obscuring blood | 36 | 25 |
Obscuring inflammation | 79 | 44 |
Endocervical component absent | 75 | 235 |
Scant squamous epithelial cells | 3 | 4 |
Air drying artefacts | 32 | 0 |
Staining problem | 5 | 1 |
Unsatisfactory for evaluation: | 3 | 11 |
Cytolysis | 0 | 0 |
Obscuring blood | 0 | 5 |
Obscuring inflammation | 0 | 1 |
Endocervical component absent | 0 | 0 |
Scant squamous epithelial cells | 1 | 5 |
Air drying artefacts | 2 | 0 |
Staining problem | 0 | 0 |