Long‐term follow‐up of women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS)

RE Emerson, A Puzanov, C Brunnemer… - Diagnostic …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
ASCUS is the most common epithelial abnormality diagnosed in cytology laboratories in the
US. Recently, the clinical importance of this diagnosis has been seriously questioned, with …

Long-term outcome and relative risk in women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance

SS Raab, N Scott Bishop… - American journal of …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Few studies have compared long-term follow-up and risk for invasive cancer in women with
atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS). We conducted a 6-year …

Clinical impact of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. A cytohistologic comparison.

V Lousuebsakul, SM Knutsen, IT Gram, MR Akin - Acta cytologica, 2000 - europepmc.org
Objective To assess the percentage of squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) in the atypical
squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) cytologic diagnosis. Study design …

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS): clinical‐cytological significance

B Lambert, Y Boivin, Y Lepage - International Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Lambert B, Boivin Y, Lepage Y. Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
(ASCUS): clinical–cytological significance. The objective of this paper is to compare …

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance: correlative histologic and follow‐up studies from an academic medical center

ML Williams, DL Rimm, MA Pedigo… - Diagnostic …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The diagnosis of ASCUS (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance) was
introduced in the 1988 Bethesda System for reporting cervical/vaginal cytologic findings …

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. A cytohistologic study of 52 cases.

M Auger, M Charbonneau, J Arseneau - Acta cytologica, 1997 - europepmc.org
Objective To evaluate the significance of atypical squamous cells of undetermined
significance (ASCUS) by correlating the histologic findings following a diagnosis of ASCUS …

Variance in the interpretation of cervical biopsy specimens obtained for atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance

RT Grenko, CS Abendroth… - American journal of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
We sought to determine whether the variability in dysplasia rates in cases of atypical
squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) reflects variability in interpretation of …

Atypical squamous cells: improvement in cytohistological correlation by the 2001 Bethesda System.

A Karateke, A Gurbuz, C Kabaca, A Zati… - European journal of …, 2004 - europepmc.org
Methods The cytology files of the 8,748 patients were reviewed for diagnosis of atypical
squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) at Zeynep Kamil Hospital. Seventy …

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance: A cytohistologic study

NIMA Haratian - Acta Medica Iranica, 2004 - acta.tums.ac.ir
Although the diagnostic category of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
(ASCUS) has been known since 1988, its use and appropriate clinical follow up and …

Degree of dysplasia following diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance is influenced by patient history and type of follow‐up

RAD Ghoussoub, DL Rimm - Diagnostic cytopathology, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have shown that atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
(ASCUS) are a predictor of higher grade lesions when patients are followed up by biopsy …