Difference between revisions of "Uterine cervix"

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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 an abnormal ''Pap test'' is a ''colposcopic examination'' and biopsies, which are the topic of ''this'' article.  
*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==
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