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ASC-H

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000742

A finding of abnormal cells in a Pap test. It means there are abnormal squamous cells in the tissue that lines the outer part of the cervix. ASC-H may be a sign of a high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL), which may become cervical cancer if untreated. More testing may be needed. Also called atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high-grade lesion.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000742
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsatypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high-grade lesion
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000742",
  "term": "ASC-H",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A finding of abnormal cells in a Pap test. It means there are abnormal squamous cells in the tissue that lines the outer part of the cervix. ASC-H may be a sign of a high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL), which may become cervical cancer if untreated. More testing may be needed. Also called atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high-grade lesion.",
  "expansions": [
    "atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high-grade lesion"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/asc-h/"
}

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