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Should always be stated, either as "Satisfactory" or "Unsatisfactory". | |||
Also state whether the endocervical/transformation zone is present or absent. Count an endocervical component as present if there are 10 or more endocervical or squamous metaplastic cells.<ref name="CibasDucatman">{{cite book | last=Cibas | first=Edmund S. | last2=Ducatman | first2=Barbara S. | title=Cytology : diagnostic principles and clinical correlates | publication-place=Philadelphia, PA | date=2021 | isbn=978-0-323-63637-7 | oclc=1138033641 | page=9}}</ref> | |||
==Very common findings== | ==Very common findings== | ||
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Revision as of 17:08, 3 August 2022
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Adequacy
Should always be stated, either as "Satisfactory" or "Unsatisfactory".
Also state whether the endocervical/transformation zone is present or absent. Count an endocervical component as present if there are 10 or more endocervical or squamous metaplastic cells.[1]
Very common findings
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Bacterial flora (usually rod-shaped Lactobacilli), does not need reporting
Dysplasia
Classify into either of the following:
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Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL)
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High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL)
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.
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References
- ↑ Cibas, Edmund S.; Ducatman, Barbara S. (2021). Cytology : diagnostic principles and clinical correlates . Philadelphia, PA. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-323-63637-7. OCLC 1138033641.
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