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The "atypical" Papanicolaou smear. 1986

W B Jones, and P E Saigo

Optimal management of the patient with the atypical smear requires a narrative description of the findings as well as frequent personal communication with the cytopathologist. When the cytologic abnormality suggests the possibility of an underlying early or poorly formed neoplastic lesion, colposcopy is recommended. A definitive histopathologic diagnosis can be obtained with a colposcopically directed biopsy, and any preinvasive lesions can usually be treated with excellent results on an outpatient basis with cryotherapy or laser therapy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002583	Uterine Cervical Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the UTERINE CERVIX.	Cancer of Cervix,Cancer of the Cervix,Cancer of the Uterine Cervix,Cervical Cancer,Cervical Neoplasms,Cervix Cancer,Cervix Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Cervical,Neoplasms, Cervix,Uterine Cervical Cancer,Cancer, Cervical,Cancer, Cervix,Cancer, Uterine Cervical,Cervical Cancer, Uterine,Cervical Cancers,Cervical Neoplasm,Cervical Neoplasm, Uterine,Cervix Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Cervix,Neoplasm, Uterine Cervical,Uterine Cervical Cancers,Uterine Cervical Neoplasm
D003127	Colposcopy	The examination, therapy or surgery of the cervix and vagina by means of a specially designed endoscope introduced vaginally.	Colposcopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Colposcopic,Colposcopic Surgery,Surgery, Colposcopic,Colposcopic Surgeries,Colposcopic Surgical Procedure,Colposcopies,Procedure, Colposcopic Surgical,Procedures, Colposcopic Surgical,Surgeries, Colposcopic,Surgical Procedure, Colposcopic
D005188	False Negative Reactions	Negative test results in subjects who possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of diseased persons as healthy when screening in the detection of disease. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)	False Negative Reaction,Reaction, False Negative,Reactions, False Negative
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001706	Biopsy	Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body.	Biopsies
D014626	Vaginal Smears	Collection of pooled secretions of the posterior vaginal fornix for cytologic examination.	Cervical Smears,Cervical Smear,Smear, Cervical,Smear, Vaginal,Smears, Cervical,Smears, Vaginal,Vaginal Smear
D065006	Papanicolaou Test	Cytological preparation of cells collected from a mucosal surface and stained with Papanicolaou stain.	Papanicolaou Smear,Pap Smear,Pap Test,Smear, Pap,Smear, Papanicolaou,Test, Pap,Test, Papanicolaou