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**Terminology dependent on the anatomical site, e.g. [[indefinite for dysplasia]], [[ASCUS]], [[ASAP]].  
**Terminology dependent on the anatomical site, e.g. [[indefinite for dysplasia]], [[ASCUS]], [[ASAP]].  
*[[Nuclear atypia]].
*[[Nuclear atypia]].
**This is often qualified as it may represent neoplastic process or a benign process dependent on the context.
**This is often qualified as it may represent a neoplastic process or a benign process.
**Common qualifiers:
**Common qualifiers:
***Worrisome lesions: "cannot exclude dysplasia", "suspicious for malignancy".
***Worrisome lesions: "... cannot exclude dysplasia", "... cannot exclude malignancy", "... suspicious for malignancy".  
***Suspected to be benign: "favour benign".
***Suspected to be benign: "... favour benign".
*[[Malignancy]].
*[[Malignancy]].