Difference between revisions of "Gynecologic cytopathology"

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#**Endometrial cells may appear irregular in the context of an intrauterine device (IUD); abnormalities in the context of an IUD are often ignored.

#**Endometrial cells may appear irregular in the context of an intrauterine device (IUD); abnormalities in the context of an IUD are often ignored.

#**The presence of endometrial cells on a Pap test on a woman >=40 years old (per Bethesda guidelines) should be noted in the pathology report<ref name=pmid15900572>{{cite journal |author=Thrall MJ, Kjeldahl KS, Savik K, Gulbahce HE, Pambuccian SE |title=Significance of benign endometrial cells in papanicolaou tests from women aged >=40 years |journal=Cancer |volume=105 |issue=4 |pages=207-16 |year=2005 |month=August |pmid=15900572 |doi=10.1002/cncr.21156 |url=}}</ref> - this prompts an endometrial biopsy.

#**The presence of endometrial cells on a Pap test on a woman >=40 years old (per Bethesda guidelines) should be noted in the pathology report<ref name=pmid15900572>{{cite journal |author=Thrall MJ, Kjeldahl KS, Savik K, Gulbahce HE, Pambuccian SE |title=Significance of benign endometrial cells in papanicolaou tests from women aged >=40 years |journal=Cancer |volume=105 |issue=4 |pages=207-16 |year=2005 |month=August |pmid=15900572 |doi=10.1002/cncr.21156 |url=}}</ref> - this prompts an endometrial biopsy.

#***In my humble opinion, reporting benign endometrial cells in premenopausal women is ''not'' evidence-based practise; the practise is driven by lawsuit-paranoia in the USA.

#***In my humble opinion, reporting benign endometrial cells in premenopausal women is ''not'' evidence-based practise; the practise is driven by lawsuit-paranoia in the USA.