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squamous intraepithelial lesion |
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Squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) A term used to categorize the severity of abnormal changes arising in the squamous, or outermost, layer of the cervix. Mentioned in: Cervical Cancer, Pap Test squamous intraepithelial lesion Cytology A term that encompasseses a spectrum of noninvasive cervical epithelial abnormalities–eg, flat condyloma, dysplasia/carcinoma in situ, CIN; the Bethesda Classification divides SILs into low-grade
and high-grade lesions; the former encompass cellular changes associated with HPV cytopathic effect–koilocytotic atypia and mild dysplasia; high-grade lesions encompass moderate dysplasia, severe dysplasia, carcinoma in situ/CIN2–3. Cf
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