Table 3 Estimated tumour cell content and slide areas scraped
Case no.Slide no.Tumour cellEstimated slideEstimated % tumour cellComments
AbundanceArea scraped (mm2)DNA from scraped area
11Scant1083%
12Scant13.983%
21Scant6.9>80%Mostly blood in background
31Abundant7588–90%
41Adequate170>90%Red blood cells 50% with islands of tumour cells
51Adequate8389%High levels of blood in background
61Abundant78.8>>90%Tumour cells >90% nucleated cells
62Abundant9990%
71Abundant13.885%85% of nucleated cells are tumour cells
72Abundant19.585%85% of nucleated cells are tumour cells
81Abundant29981–91%
91Scant260.580–89%
101Scant97.5Estimated ∼80%
111Adequate88.3Estimated ∼80%