Clinical Significance of a cervical cytologic diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. Favoring a reactive process or low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion.

Abstract

This study showed that in our laboratory a cytologic diagnosis of ASCUS favoring either a reactive process or LSIL is associated with a very low risk that the patient is haboring CIN. In the patient whose initial smear shows ASCUS favoring a reactive process, a repeat smear that is normal is reassuring. The patient whose smear shows ASCUS favoring LSIL probably requires further evaluation even in the presence of a normal repeat smear.