The patient had a history of Barrett's esophagus for several years. The smears show abundant number of columnar cells, with normal looking morphology and a second population of abnormal cells: loss of mucin production, and irregular groups of large cells with highly atypical nuclei suggestive of adenocarcinoma. This was confirmed by endoscopic biopsy, and also after surgical biopsies.
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