Clinical significance of cytologic atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance

WF Cheng, CY Huang, SL You, CJ Chen… - Obstetrics & …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the screening status, clinical characteristics, and risk of invasive
cervical cancer in women with cytologic atypical squamous cells of undetermined …

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion: diagnostic criteria and management

RH Kaufman - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 1996 - Elsevier
Since institution of the Bethesda system for reporting cervical and vaginal smears, there has
been an increase in the number of smears reported to demonstrate atypical squamous cells …

Cervical cytology of atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude high-grade squamous intra-epithelial lesion: significance of age, human papillomavirus DNA detection …

CO Sung, YL Oh, SY Song - European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Despite the usefulness of Pap tests for cancer screening, outcomes can be
difficult to predict when atypical squamous cells (ASCs) are identified. According to the 2001 …

The clinical significance of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance: a laboratory audit of cervical reporting

DH Roche - New Zealand medical journal, 2001 - search.proquest.com
Aim. To determine the outcomes in women diagnosed with'Atypical Squamous Cells of
Undetermined Significance'(ASCUS) on cervical smears. Methods. All diagnoses of ASCUS …

[PDF][PDF] Cervical neoplasia after diagnosis and follow-up of women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance

EFC Murta, CS Da Silva, JB Vieira, KM Khabbaz… - Age, 2007 - article.imrpress.com
Background: Although the cytological finding of atypical squamous cells of undetermined
significance (ASCUS) occurs in around 5% of women undergoing cytological screening, the …

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance: a continuing controversy

TA Bonfiglio - … International Journal of the American Cancer …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
In this issue of Cancer Cytopathology, the category of atypical squamous cells of
undetermined significance (ASCUS)(which has been a source of controversy since its …

Reporting of atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (ASC‐H) on cervical samples: Is it significant?

SM Selvaggi - Diagnostic cytopathology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “Atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high‐grade squamous intraepithelial
lesion (ASC‐H)” is a new diagnostic category in the 2001 Bethesda nomenclature system for …

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance: a follow up study

R Tewari, A Chaudhary - Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2010 - Elsevier
Background Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) is the term in
cervical cytology reporting where the changes are suggestive of a sqamous extraepithelial …

Rescreening of atypical cervicovaginal smears using PAPNET

E Lerma, L Colomo, A Carreras… - … Journal of the …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) is a
cytopathologic term used to describe cases without specific pathologic substratum. Between …

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance: analysis of microbiology, cytological criteria and clinical conduct

ACM Barcelos, SJ Adad, MA Michelin… - Tumori …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims To differentiate between two types of atypical squamous cells of undetermined
significance (ASCUS): probably neoplastic (PN) or probably reactive (PR), and, in …