Pap smears are reported in one of three categories:
Negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy
Epithelial cell abnormality
Other
An epithelial cell abnormality could range from the
relatively minor atypical squamous cell (ASC), to various degrees of
dysplasia, to invasive cervical cancer. Epithelial abnormalities include
both squamous cell problems and glandular cell problems.
