Diseases

Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Cervix

A cytological test finding often from PAP SMEARS that shows abnormal lesions of SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL CELLS of the CERVIX. It is a diagnostic criterion used in the Bethesda System for UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS and represents the PAP TEST result that is abnormal. Although squamous intraepithelial lesions test result does not mean UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS it requires follow-ups (e.g., HPV DNA TESTS; and COLPOSCOPY).

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A cytological test finding often from PAP SMEARS that shows abnormal lesions of SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL CELLS of the CERVIX. It is a diagnostic criterion used in the Bethesda System for UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS and represents the PAP TEST result that is abnormal. Although squamous intraepithelial lesions test result does not mean UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS it requires follow-ups (e.g., HPV DNA TESTS; and COLPOSCOPY).

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2015

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  • Epithelial Cells (1996-2014)

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  1. C04w.834w.818.500w
  2. C12.050.351.500w.852.593.074.500w
  3. C12.100w.250w.852.593.074.500w
  4. C23.149.688.500w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Cervix. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D065310. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D065310
  2. Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Cervix. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamous_intraepithelial_lesion
  3. Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Cervix. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7581955