representing premalignant tissue changes in the respiratory t&t cpithelium. Esophageal epithelial cells with atypical nuclei were found far more frequently in cigarette smokers than in nonsmokers. The Mm "atypical nuclei" describes nuclei with an irregular distribution of chromatin. Other abnormal changes including giant nuclei may also be present. Basal cell hyperplasia and hyperactive glands also were found more frequently in cigarette smokers than in nonsmok8rs. An in- crease in frequency with amount of cigarette smoking was noted for both epithelial cells with atypical nuclei and basal cell hyperplasia. Atypical nuclei in epithelial cells were also more frequently found in ex-cigaretts smokers as compared to nonsmokers. Tables 20 and 21 illustrate the frequency of these Cndiigs: TABLE 20.-Atypical nuclei in basal ce& of qithelium of esophugw of mda, by smoking habits and q Atypical nucld A. *I& YUN Number men- _ _____________. Total m?tlOM 1- ____________. No atypical nuclei -_________, Some but <@I penxnt atypical _--_ _-----__----_--. 60 percent or more ntypical.. 1. YEN VNDUB ME SC Number men- _ ________ _____ Total sections I- ____________ No atypIcal nuckL ________ Some bat <59 percent atypical _-_-__-- ---___---_- 60 percent or more atypical-- C. YIN AOED SO-60 Number IMXI. -__-___--_____ Total s&Ions I- ____________ No atypical nncleL. _ ______ &me but ~50 percent atypically__ _- _ - - _ _ _ _ _-- _ _ _ 60 percent or mom atypical.. D. MEN AQED 70 OB OLDEN Number men- _ _____________ Total sectIona L _ ___ _____ ___ No atypical nuclei.. ________ Some but <@I percent atYpical .-------__________. 60 percent or more atypIcaL - - N -- - _. .- ._ ._ .- ._ .- .- - 91 7a7 7a3 52 2 26 228 190 a3 .___- u a7c 372 1 I 21 181 174 11 *-__. Per- - ___-- 00.0 98.1 a0 0.3 .___-. 100.0 35.2 14.9 .____. .___-. lUJ.0 93.4 1.1 0.5 _-mm- 190.0 91.9 a 1 __-e- Current dgerette - 1 779 II752 157 i,ssO I, 198 1 Sections with some epithelhun present. 80vrcE: Auerbwh, O., et al. [table Z(s)]. Per- tat - .-__-- lOa 2.5 79.8 17.7 .____. 100.0 3.4 OaO 6.6 _____. 100.0 2.2 75.6 22.2 -w-s- 190.0 1.5 74.0 24.5 ,- b .- 1 Ex+aretta 181 LM 770 763 51 26 256 56 196 7 EI 461 452 (0 U 375 253 118 4 - - .- _. I _. - zi - .__-_. 100.0 49.5 43.3 3.2 i----' LOO.0 21.7 75.6 2.7 -e-m- laI.0 43.4 47.4 4.2 ----- 199. a 57.4 31.5 1.1 - `k- - 89 763 5a lB3 25 9 77 1 74 2 36 310 87 ml 12 42 879 15 853 11 - 2 - .-_-_. 100.0 3.9 89.8 a3 ___-_. lo(LO i.a 9al 2.6 -_--_ 100.0 11.9 34.2 a9 __-_- 100.0 4.0 93.1 29 - r other k? - 31 266 74 176 4 I 218 117 9a a - PSr- cent -__-- loo.0 37.4 ea7 1.9 ,_--_- lo(10 7.5 86.8 5.7 .____- 109.0 23.9 39.5 1.6 .__--- 199.0 54.9 43.7 1.4 161 TABLE 2l.-Atypid nuclei in b&Sal Clue of epithdium of esophagus of mu&a, by amount of smoking and age Ce& with atypical nualel