Atypical glandular cells on Papanicolaou smears are an unusual but important cytologic diagnosis. The Bethesda system classifies atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) as glandular cells that demonstrate nuclear atypia appearing to exceed reactive or reparative changes but lacking unequivocal features of adenocarcinoma. AGUS occurs in approximately 0.18 to 0.74 percent of ...

Endocervical curettage (ECC) is the procedure which involves circumferential scraping of the endocervical canal with a curette. Some colposcopists prefer to perform ECC in all colposcopic examinations of nonpregnant women, even though the colposcopic findings are normal and the entire transformation zone can be visualized. They believe that ECC performance can avoid missing of an occult preinva...

that of Dr Toon and colleagues, show a much higher isolation rate of organisms (table). We found no difference in contraceptive habit or smoking habit between these groups. We agree that many of these isolates can be regarded as normal lower genital tract commensals, but we regard Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis, and gardnerella as pathogenic organisms. Recent data from Dundee' and...

Question 2 Based on the Pap smear result, the patient is scheduled for colposcopy. Cervical and vaginal STD testing is negative. The colposcopic findings are viewed after the j Objective: The Home Study Course is intended for the practicing colposcopist or practitioner who is seeking to develop or enhance his or her colposcopic skills. The goal of the course is to present colposcopic cases that...

Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy among women in India, mainly affecting the females of Peri-Menopausal age group. Colposcopy has been very useful for diagnosing cervical cancer to guide the biopsy. Reids and Scalzi proposed the Reids Colposcopic Index (RCI) to make colposcopic diagnosis less subjective, which is currently the most accepted scoring system. Recognizing the cor...