What does ASQUS stand for?

atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (Pap smear)

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However, 4-10% of cytology smears are reported as atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) that may make management difficult.

South African women with cervical cancer often present late and have ...

7) Molecular identification of HPV has been used to increase the interval of Pap screening in the United States or to triage women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) on Pap testing to immediate colposcopy or to repeat Pap at a one year's interval instead of at three to six months (see Figure I online).

New diagnostic tests for HPV in the developed and the developing world

The Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASC-US)-Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (LSIL) Triage Study (ALTS) found that 12% of women with positive ASC-US cytologic results had an underlying high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL).

ProEx C Immunocytochemistry and High-Risk Human Papillomavirus DNA ...

Reporting of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cervical smears: is it significant?

Is the human papillomavirus test in combination with the papanicolaou ...

No consensus exists, however, on how to treat milder abnormalities, called atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS), says Diane Solomon, MD, senior investigator at the NCI and one of the trialEs project officers.

Is aggressive treatment really indicated for mild Pap test ...

For example, atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, or ASCUS, added to the cytology worksheet should trigger HPV testing, as requested by the ordering physician.

Blurred lines of surgical, cytology, and molecular pathology reporting

For patients with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance where the cytologic findings are suggestive of HSIL,[13,14] the goal is for the Pap smear report to contain another comment: "Cannot rule out a high-grade intraepithelial lesion; consider diagnostic colposcopically directed cervical biopsies with endocervical curettings.

Follow-up of Abnormal Gynecologic Cytology

Noller, MD The bethesea system (tbs) for pap smear reporting introduced the term Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASCUS) for the first time.

Review of ASCUS Pap Smears