The Bethesda System recommends that the diagnosis of "atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance" (ASCUS) be qualified when possible to indicate whether a reactive process, or a squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL), is favored. In order to evaluate the utility of this recommendation, 308
Should the cytologic diagnosis of “atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance” be qualified?
✍ Scribed by Anton, Rose C. ;Ramzy, Ibrahim ;Schwartz, Mary R. ;Younes, Pamela ;Chakraborty, Subhendu ;Mody, Dina R.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 155 KB
- Volume
- 93
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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