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Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix
Tree Number(s)
A11.436.123
C04.834.818.249
C12.050.351.500.852.593.074.249
C12.100.250.852.593.074.249
C23.149.500
Unique ID
D065309
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065309
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
ASC Atypical Squamous Cells
ASC-H Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High-Grade Squamous Intra-epithelial Lesion
ASC-US
ASCUS
Atypical Cervical Squamous Cells
Atypical Squamous Cells
Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance
Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion
Previous Indexing
Epithelial Cells (1997-2014)
Public MeSH Note
2015
History Note
2015
Date Established
2015/01/01
Date of Entry
2014/06/26
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix Preferred
Atypical Squamous Cells Related
Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance Related
Atypical Squamous Cells, Cannot Rule Out High-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion Related
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