Are you sure it's not ASCUS?

Posted By: ERMT on 2008-12-16
In Reply to: KSCU? - mschweikl

Subject: Are you sure it's not ASCUS?

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ASCUS? sm for ob/gyn abbrev link.
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http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/obgyn-clerkship/UVA/Abbreviations.cfm

ASCUS

In the Bethesda system, acronym for atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, under cell. See Also: Bethesda system.

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An ASCUS pap smear result is considered to be mildly abnormal. This is the most common type of abnormal Pap smear. ASCUS stands for Atypical Cells of Undetermined Significance,and basically means there were mild cellular changes and the the cause in unknown.

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