## Background: There is an increasing number of articles regarding the long term follow-up of papanicolaou (pap) smears with the diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ascus). much controversy exists regarding the management of patients with this diagnosis. in a prior st
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cervical smears
โ Scribed by Cheung, Annie N. Y. ;Szeto, Elaine F. ;Ng, Kin-Man ;Fong, Ka-Wah ;Yeung, Ang Chan Elvinia ;Tsun, Obe K. L. ;Khoo, Ui-soon ;Chan, Kelvin Y. K. ;Ng, Anita W. Y.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 134 KB
- Volume
- 102
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
The current study reports on the significance of cervical smears identified as atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) in the largest Asian screening population to date.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
In the first year since the institution of the Bethesda system at UCDMC, 549/7,388 (7.43%) Papanicolaou (Pap) smears were diagnosed as having an epithelial abnormality. One hundred ninety-three of the 549 (35. I %) of the abnormal smears received an ASCUS diagnosis, representing 2.61 % of the total
## BACKGROUND. Recommendations for the proper treatment of women diagnosed with an equivocal atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) Papanicolaou (Pap) smear are controversial. To the authors' knowledge, there currently are no methods available that can identify accurately ASC