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*The standard for conventional pap smears is: 8000-12000 squamous cells | *The standard for conventional pap smears is: 8000-12000 (well-visualized) squamous cells.<ref name=pmid12645338>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sheffield | first1 = MV. | last2 = Simsir | first2 = A. | last3 = Talley | first3 = L. | last4 = Roberson | first4 = AJ. | last5 = Elgert | first5 = PA. | last6 = Chhieng | first6 = DC. | title = Interobserver variability in assessing adequacy of the squamous component in conventional cervicovaginal smears. | journal = Am J Clin Pathol | volume = 119 | issue = 3 | pages = 367-73 | month = Mar | year = 2003 | doi = | PMID = 12645338 }}</ref> | ||
===Transformation zone (TZ)=== | ===Transformation zone (TZ)=== | ||
The presence of the TZ should be commented on:<ref>GR. 4 February 2010.</ref> | The presence of the TZ should be commented on:<ref>GR. 4 February 2010.</ref> | ||