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Cells > Epithelial Cells > Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix
Neoplasms > Precancerous Conditions > Uterine Cervical Dysplasia > Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix
... > Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Female Urogenital Diseases > Genital Diseases, Female > Uterine Diseases > Uterine Cervical Diseases > Uterine Cervical Dysplasia > Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix
... > Urogenital Diseases > Genital Diseases > Genital Diseases, Female > Uterine Diseases > Uterine Cervical Diseases > Uterine Cervical Dysplasia > Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Morphological and Microscopic Findings > Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix

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Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix  

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Definition

  • Morphological abnormalities of the cervical EPITHELIUM, usually revealed in PAP SMEAR, which do not meet the criteria for squamous CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA or SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS of the CERVIX . It may be a sign of infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV).or sign of a benign (not cancer) growth, such as a cyst or polyp or, in menopausal women, of low hormone levels. More testing, such as HPV test, may be needed.

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  • Atypical Cervical Squamous Cells

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