“…In that study, alcian blue-PAS and mucicarmine stains demonstrate the presence of mucin by the goblet-like cells, with a frequency of 19% for the detection of glandular cells in posthysterectomy patients, a rate much higher than other studies. 4,8,9,12,13 Because that study failed to exclude patients with intact uteri, it is impossible to rule out the origin of some cells from the cervix or upper gynecologic tract. Sodhani et al 9 identified 14 smears with columnar cells and squamous metaplastic cells in women who underwent hysterectomy for benign disease.…”