Open AccessASCUS (Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance) in the Cervical Smears of Women from Rural Population of Lucknow West
Author(s) -
Anand Srivastava,
JS Misra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynecology of india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0971-9202
pISSN - 0975-6434
DOI - 10.1007/s13224-018-1160-2
Subject(s) - ascus (bryozoa) , medicine , cervix , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , squamous intraepithelial lesion , population , obstetrics , cervical cancer , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , cancer , spore , biology , botany , physics , ascospore , environmental health , optics
Though Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) are not always precursors of cervical pre-malignancy but they need timely diagnosis and careful periodical follow-up.