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In this study, we provided a new focus on chondroitin sulfate (CS), a major substrate component of the endometrial stroma, and assessed the diagnostic utility of Alcian Blue (AB) staining in the differential diagnosis in liquid-based cytological (LBC) samples.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>LBC specimens from 19 patients with a proliferative endometrium, 36 with EGBD, and 30 with G1-EEC who underwent endometrial cytology were stained with AB (pH 1.0), and their reactivity was observed. In addition, immunocytochemical staining of CS and CD31 was performed for five cases each to evaluate their interrelationship with blood vessels.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Regarding the 30 G1-EEC cases, at least one of the three representative staining patterns was observed by AB staining: dot-like, microtubular, and finely branched linear patterns. Moreover, the inner portion of the tubular material observed by AB staining expressed CD31. Conversely, in the 36 EGBD cases, only five metaplastic clusters with irregular protrusions and condensed stromal clusters (CSCs) showed a dot-like positive pattern, and background CSCs did not show reactivity to AB staining in any of the cases. Furthermore, the vascular structure expressing CD31 in cell clusters was also unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We demonstrated that AB staining shows different staining patterns in G1-EEC and EGBD, reflecting their different tissue structures. 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