Management of Abnormal Cervical Cytology: Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASC-US) and Atypical Squamous Cells cannot exclude High Grade Intraepithelial Lesion (ASC-H)

Atypical squamous cells: ASCUS is out! Now, ASC-US and ASC-H for reporting of cervical cytology.

Changing pattern of epithelial cell abnormalities using revised Bethesda system

Objective(s): In developing countries and worldwide cervical cancer is an important cause of   female mortality. Reports describing the frequency and pattern of abnormal Pap smears in Saudi Arabia, using the revised Bethesda system (RBS) are very few. The current study was conducted to explore the changing pattern of epithelial cell abnormalities (ECA) detected in Pap smears (PS) in females of ...

Prevalence of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in the patients with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) pap smears: hospital based, dynamic population area.

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2-3 (high-grade CIN) among women with Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASC-US) Pap smear. MATERIAL AND METHOD A retrospective medical record review of220 women with ASC-US cervical Pap smear, including age, menstruation status, parity, placed of residence, occupation, main complaint, and def...

P-42: Prevalence of Abnormal Cervical Cytology Among Subfertile Saudi Women

Background: Since cervical cancer is reportedly the seventh most frequent cancer in women in Saudi Arabia and the eighth most frequent cancer among women aged between 15 and 44 years, we wanted to determine the prevalence of abnormal cervical cytology among subfertile women attending the reproductive medicine unit of a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: This was a retr...

Management of Women with High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion and Atypical Glandular Cell Cervical Cytology

The management of women with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) and atypical glandular cells (AGC) cytological results is less controversial than the management of women with lower grade cytological abnormalities. In large part, this stems from the fact that women with both of these cytological results have a considerable risk of harboring a high-grade cervical intraepithelial ne...