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This study was conducted to evaluate if morphometric analysis of endometrial nuclei on liquid\u2010based cervical samples could be of help in differentiating between these endometrial cells.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Three groups of cervical samples with histopathological correlation were selected: Group A: showing benign endometrial cells; Group B: showing atypical endometrial cells and Group C: showing malignant endometrial cells. There were 30 cases each in Group A and B and 39 cases in Group C. Image J, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">NIH<\/jats:styled-content>,<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\"> USA<\/jats:styled-content> was used for selecting the endometrial nuclei and performing the morphometric measurements. <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MANOVA<\/jats:styled-content> was used for statistical analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean nuclear area and nuclear perimeter were significantly different between the three groups of endometrial cells with a <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2010value &lt;0.05. However, the mean standard deviation of the nuclear area (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SDNA<\/jats:styled-content>) was not significantly different between atypical and malignant endometrial cells (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.765) and the mean nuclear diameter was not statistically different between benign and atypical cells (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.112). Also, the difference in the mean integrated gray density amongst all three groups was not statistically significant (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.397, 0.844, 0.732).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We conclude that the morphometric parameters of the nuclear area and nuclear perimeter are helpful in differentiating between benign, atypical and malignant endometrial nuclei even in liquid\u2010based cervical cytology samples.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/cyt.12364","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,8,11]],"date-time":"2016-08-11T10:24:46Z","timestamp":1470911086000},"page":"140-148","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Morphometric analysis of endometrial cells in liquid\u2010based cervical cytology samples"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"P.","family":"Gupta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cytology and Gynaecologic Pathology Postgraduate 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