Atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high-grade lesion

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000817",
  "term": "Atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high-grade lesion",
  "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. Atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude a high-grade lesion 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 ASC-H.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ASC-H"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/atypical-squamous-cells-cannot-exclude-a-high-grade-lesion/"
}