Offers advice on what to do about an abnormal Pap test. Four main classifications of abnormal results; Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASCUS); Low-grade Sqamous Intraepithelial Lesion (LSIL); Atypical Glandular cells of Undetermined Significance (AGUS); High-grade Squamous ...
The most common abnormal Pap smear result is ASCUS, according to ACOG. This stands for atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. Squamous cells are naturally present on the surface of even the healthiest cervix, the Mayo Clinic explains. An ASCUS result often signals that these cells ...
Well when a Pap smear comes back abnormal, the doctor will sit down and explain to the woman if it’s a mild, moderate, or severe abnormality and they are graded as either atypical squamous cells. Squamous cells are the type of cells that are on the face of the cervix and if ...
ASCUS stands foratypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. In other words, there aresquamous cells(cells that cover the surface of the cervix) that don't look normal. However, those cells are not abnormal enough to be considereddysplasia.1 ASCUS is the most common abnormal Pap smear ...
Assessment of cytologic follow-up as the recommended management for patients with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance or low grade squamou... BACKGROUNDThe optimal management of low grade Papanicolaou (Pap) smear abnormalities remains controversial. This center's experience with recommending...
Significance of high-risk human papillomavirus DNA-positive atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance pap smears in perimenopausal and postmenop... OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk ofhigh-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL)/cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 or 3 in perimenopaus...
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether empiric treatment with vaginal metronidazole in women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) on ... JP Connor,G Elam,JM Goldberg - 《Obstetrics & Gynecology》 被引量: 3发表: 2002年 The Effect of Decision Aid on Satisfaction With Decision...
What are abnormal cells in the cervix? What does the presence of atypical squamous cells mean on a pap smear? What do epithelial cells in a pap smear mean? What are abnormal squamous cells? What diagnostic test detects abnormal cells on the cervix? What detects abnormal cells in the c...
HPV detection is nowadays mainly used in atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) triage. The next step will be the utilisation of combined HPV testing and cytology to detect cervical cancer and its precursors. After 50 years of cytology as the sole test in cervical cancer ...
Results of a randomized trial on the management of cytology interpretations of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;188:1383–92. ASCUS-LSIL Triage Study (ALTS) Group. A randomized trial on the management of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion cytology...