Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix

Preferred Label : Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix;

MeSH definition : Morphological abnormalities of the cervical EPITHELIUM, usually revealed in PAP SMEAR, which do not meet the criteria for squamous CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA or SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS of the CERVIX . It may be a sign of infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV).or sign of a benign (not cancer) growth, such as a cyst or polyp or, in menopausal women, of low hormone levels. More testing, such as HPV test, may be needed.;

MeSH synonym : Atypical Cervical Squamous Cells;

CISMeF acronym : ASCUS;

Related MeSH term : Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance; Atypical Squamous Cells; Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion; ASCUS; ASC-US; Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High Grade Squamous Intra Epithelial Lesion; ASC-H Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High-Grade Squamous Intra-epithelial Lesion; ASC H Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High Grade Squamous Intra epithelial Lesion; Atypical Squamous Cell; Cell, Atypical Squamous; Cells, Atypical Squamous; Squamous Cell, Atypical; Squamous Cells, Atypical; ASC Atypical Squamous Cells;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance;

Details

Origin ID

D065309;

UMLS CUI

C3850084;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- ASC-US [MedDRA LLT]
- Ascus (fungus) (organism) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Atypical Squamous Cell [NCIt concept]
- Atypical Squamous Cell of Undetermined Significance [NCIt concept]
- Atypical Squamous Cell, cannot exclude a High Grade Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance [PASCAL descriptor]
- Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance [MedDRA LLT]
- Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- atypical squamous cells of uncertain significance [SNOMED Notion]
- obsolete ascus [GO term]
Record concept(s)
- Atypical Squamous Cells [MeSH concept]
- Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance [MeSH concept]
- Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix [MeSH concept]
- Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Finding [UMLS semantic type]

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