Immunocytoexpression profile of ProExC in smears interpreted as ASC-US, ASC-H, and cervical intraepithelial lesion

Atypical squamous cells: ASCUS is out! Now, ASC-US and ASC-H for reporting of cervical cytology.

Changing pattern of epithelial cell abnormalities using revised Bethesda system

Objective(s): In developing countries and worldwide cervical cancer is an important cause of   female mortality. Reports describing the frequency and pattern of abnormal Pap smears in Saudi Arabia, using the revised Bethesda system (RBS) are very few. The current study was conducted to explore the changing pattern of epithelial cell abnormalities (ECA) detected in Pap smears (PS) in females of ...

Outcome of "Atypical Squamous Cells" in Cervical Cytology: Follow-up Assessment by Loop Electrical Excision Procedure

BACKGROUND We have retrospectively assessed the incidence and outcome of women diagnosed during a hospital-based cytology screening program with "atypical squamous cells (ASC)" and followed-up with loop electrical excision procedure (LEEP). METHODS We analyzed 173,947 cases of cervical smears' follow-up cytology and histology findings. Previous or archival cytology with LEEP results were retr...

Prevalence of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in the patients with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) pap smears: hospital based, dynamic population area.

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2-3 (high-grade CIN) among women with Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASC-US) Pap smear. MATERIAL AND METHOD A retrospective medical record review of220 women with ASC-US cervical Pap smear, including age, menstruation status, parity, placed of residence, occupation, main complaint, and def...

Endocervical Curettage for Dysplastic Lesions in ASC-US and LSIL Pap Smears

Endocervical curettage (ECC) is the procedure which involves circumferential scraping of the endocervical canal with a curette. Some colposcopists prefer to perform ECC in all colposcopic examinations of nonpregnant women, even though the colposcopic findings are normal and the entire transformation zone can be visualized. They believe that ECC performance can avoid missing of an occult preinva...