Cervical cancer: Epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis and main histological types
IMMATURE SQUAMOUS METAPLASTIC CELLS : Note the presence of both immature metaplastic cells and superficial squames in this smear .The immature metaplastic cells have been spontaneously exfoliated and appear rounded . When immature metaplastic cells are forcibly detached by a cervical spatula they occasionally have elongated cellular processes reflecting disrupted intercellular bridges .
NOTE :mature metaplastic squamous epithelial cells cannot be distinguished from original (native) squamous epithelial cells in a cervical smear.