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*Most cervix cancer is [[squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix|squamous cell carcinoma]]. | *Most cervix cancer is [[squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix|squamous cell carcinoma]]. | ||
**An effective screening test to detect this is the ''Pap test'', which is dealt with in the ''[[gynecologic cytopathology]]'' article. | **An effective screening test to detect this is the ''Pap test'', which is dealt with in the ''[[gynecologic cytopathology]]'' article. | ||
*The work-up of | *The work-up of a suspicious ''Pap test'' is a ''colposcopic examination'' and biopsies, which are the topic of ''this'' article. | ||
**"Suspicious" pap test = [[squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix|SCC]], [[HSIL]], repeated [[LSIL]], repeated [[ASCUS]], repeated [[ASC-H]]. | |||
==Colposcopic examination== | ==Colposcopic examination== | ||