cytopathology

Question 1

cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, CIN is an example of ____ ?

Answer 1

Squamous Dyskaryosis

Question 2

CIN is a precursor for which type of cancer?

Answer 2

squamous cell carcinoma SCC

Question 3

CGIN is a precursor for which type of cancer?

Answer 3

adenocarcinoma

Question 4

how do we triage via smear test result?

Answer 4

Low grade and borderline abnormalities have a HR-HPV test.
If HR-HPV positive – refer to colposcopy
If HR-HPV negative – routine recall
High grade abnormalities refer to colposcopy – no HR-HPV test

Question 5

HPV Types 6 and 11 cause about 90 percent of_____ ?

Answer 5

genital warts

are low risk variants

Question 6

which hpv types cause about 70% of cervical cancers?

Answer 6

16 and 18

Question 7

True/false:

Getting a HPV Infection means you will have an abnormal smear test

Answer 7

only a small minority of women with an HPV infection ultimately have an abnormal smear and a tiny fraction of these get cervical cancer

Smoking can make clearing HPV from the body less effective