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Gynecologic cytopathology (view source)
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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*This is a [[waffle diagnosis|waffle category]] that should be used very rarely. | *This is a [[waffle diagnosis|waffle category]] that should be used very rarely. | ||
===Cytology=== | ===Cytology=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Nuclear size >2.5X IC nucleus, but <3X IC nucleus. | *Nuclear size >2.5X IC nucleus, but <3X IC nucleus. | ||
==Atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion== | |||
*Abbreviated ''ASC-H''. | |||
===General=== | |||
*This is a [[waffle diagnosis|waffle category]] that should be used very rarely. | |||
*Higher HPV positivity vs. ASC-US.<ref name=pmid16136595>{{Cite journal | last1 = Srodon | first1 = M. | last2 = Parry Dilworth | first2 = H. | last3 = Ronnett | first3 = BM. | title = Atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion: diagnostic performance, human papillomavirus testing, and follow-up results. | journal = Cancer | volume = 108 | issue = 1 | pages = 32-8 | month = Feb | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1002/cncr.21388 | PMID = 16136595 }}</ref> | |||
===Cytology=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Atypia that falls short of diagnosing [[HSIL]]: | |||
**Increased NC ratio. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[HSIL]]. | |||
*[[NILM]]. | |||
==Adenocarcinoma== | ==Adenocarcinoma== | ||