Table 1 Bloodiness of smears
Cellularity of smears | |
0 - Acellular | No or only a few tumor cells |
1 – Low | < 2 clusters of malignant cells with a minimum 10 tumor cells |
2 – Medium | 2-4 clusters of malignant cells with a minimum 10 tumor cells |
3 – High | > 4 clusters of malignant cells with a minimum 10 tumor cells |
Bloodness of smears | |
0 - Absence | No or minimal blood contamination |
1 – Mild | A few blood cells which do not interfere with pathological evaluation |
2 – Moderate | Partially covered by blood cells, but pathological evaluation is possible |
3 – Severe | Covered by blood cells which interfere with pathological evaluation |