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Should LSIL-H be a distinct cytology category?: A study on the frequency and distribution of 40 human papillomavirus genotypes in 808 women.
Cancer cytopathology - 25 Dec 2012
Zhou Haijun, Schwartz Mary R, Coffey Donna, Smith Debora, Mody Dina R, Ge Yimin
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BACKGROUND: The 2001 Bethesda System for gynecologic cervical cytology reporting classifies squamous intraepithelial lesions into low-grade (LSIL) and high-grade (HSIL) lesions. An intermediate term, "low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL-H)," has been used in a small percentage of LSIL cases. To the authors' knowledge, little is known regarding...
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