Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix
"Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D065309
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436.123 C04.834.818.249 C13.351.500.852.593.074.249 C23.149.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion- Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion
- Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High Grade Squamous Intra Epithelial Lesion
- ASC-H Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High-Grade Squamous Intra-epithelial Lesion
- ASC H Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High Grade Squamous Intra epithelial Lesion
Atypical Squamous Cells- Atypical Squamous Cells
- Atypical Squamous Cell
- Cell, Atypical Squamous
- Cells, Atypical Squamous
- Squamous Cell, Atypical
- Squamous Cells, Atypical
- ASC Atypical Squamous Cells
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix" by people in Profiles.
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A study of HPV typing for the management of HPV-positive ASC-US cervical cytologic results. Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Sep; 138(3):573-8.
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The Role of Human Papillomavirus Genotyping in Cervical Cancer Screening: A Large-Scale Evaluation of the cobas HPV Test. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Sep; 24(9):1304-10.