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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: abnormal pap

From: tevon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:40:31 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 17 Jul 2008, txgyndoc wrote: >
>At Wed, 16 Jul 2008, tevon wrote:
>>
>>i recently had my annual pap test the result came back as epithelial
>>cell abnormality: atypical endocervical cells and had a comment section
>>that said these appear most consistant with reactive endocervical cells,
>>although they may also represent atypical squamous cells of undetermined
>>significance. what does all of this mean and could it have anything to
>>do with the hysterectomy i had about a year ago even though the pap test
>>i had a week after that surgery came back negative?
>
>What type of hysterectomy? If cervix is not remaining, you cannot have
>endocervical cells in the pap smear and it cannot be an atypical
>squamous either, it would have to be an atypical glandular cell type of
>interpretation. Either way, if it is squamous, and HPV assay needs to
>be requested. If you still have a cervix, an investigation needs to be
>performed (biopsies, etc..)

it was only a partial hysterectomy...i still have my cervix and ovaries



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