Journal article
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance - Clinical experience in a Turkish university hospital
European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Vol.96(1), pp.108-110
05/01/2001
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(00)00402-4
Abstract
Objective: To assess the significance of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) in predicting the presence of underlying squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) of the uterine cervix, and to determine the best follow-up method for these patients. Study design: We reviewed 76 cases with cervical smears that had been labeled ASCUS over a 41-month period, 64 of which were also examined colposcopically. Results: The 76 reported ASCUS cases represented 1.2% of all gynecologic cases diagnosed at our center during the same time period. Of the 64 patients who underwent colposcopy, 9 (14%) had low-grade SIL and 7 (11%) had high-grade SIL. Conclusion: Based on this study, ASCUS on a cervical smear is a good marker for detecting underlying SIL, and immediate colposcopy and directed biopsy are the most appropriate follow-up procedures.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance - Clinical experience in a Turkish university hospital
- Creators
- Mehmet H ErgeneliE Hakan Duran - University of IowaTolga ErginBeyhan DemirhanMithat Erdogan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Vol.96(1), pp.108-110
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0301-2115(00)00402-4
- ISSN
- 0301-2115
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2001
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Record Identifier
- 9983557402302771
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