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Cervix-Cytology

Atypia / premalignant / preinvasive lesions

Condyloma acuminatum

Reviewer: Marilin Rosa, M.D., University of Florida (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 8 June 2011, last major update June 2011
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Definition
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● Usually associated with HPV 6 or 11

Terminology
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● Due to the presence of koilocytes, these lesions are categorized as low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) in cytology
● They may be diagnosed as ASC-US when all features are not present
● Immature condyloma / papillary immature metaplasia: metaplastic squamous cells with nuclear enlargement, occasional binucleation, uniform nuclear contours, minimal hyperchromasia (Diagn Cytopathol 1998;18:416)

Cytology images
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Koilocytosis

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