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→Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
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*Abbreviated ''ASC-US'' or ''ASCUS''. | *Abbreviated ''ASC-US'' or ''ASCUS''. | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*This is a [[waffle diagnosis|waffle category]] that should be used | *This is a [[waffle diagnosis|waffle category]] that should be used sparingly. | ||
*May be an indication for HPV testing. | **The ASCUS/LSIL rate is used as a [[quality]] measure<ref name=pmid10757336>{{Cite journal | last1 = Duggan | first1 = MA. | title = Cytologic and histologic diagnosis and significance of controversial squamous lesions of the uterine cervix. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 13 | issue = 3 | pages = 252-60 | month = Mar | year = 2000 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.3880046 | PMID = 10757336 | URL = http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/v13/n3/full/3880046a.html }}</ref> - the specific ratios are dependent on how they specimens are processed.<ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/proficiency_testing/CYP07600.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/proficiency_testing/CYP07600.pdf]. Accessed on: 2 May 2012.</ref> | ||
*Diagnosis may be an indication for HPV testing. | |||
===Cytology=== | ===Cytology=== | ||