This book is intended as a practical primer on The PAP Test. The uniform layout and the selective use of bold text, tables and highlighted areas are user-friendly, and intended to render finding of specific information rather effortless. The book is also intended to help the reader readily understand the diagnostic implications of various lesions. TOC:A Short Dictionary of the Pap Test.- Analogies in the Pap Test: Of "Corn Flakes" and "Raisins".- Basic Cytology Principles.- Basic Anatomy and Cytology of the Female Genital Tract.- The Bethesda System.- Liquid-Based Preparations.- Physiological Cytology.- Reactive Changes and Organisms.- Human Papillomavirus in Cervical Carcinogenesis.- Atypical Squamous Cells.- Low-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion.- High-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion.- Invasive Squamous Carcinoma.- Endocervical Lesions.- Endometrial Lesions.- Metastatic Tumors.- Therapy-Related Changes.- Artifacts, Contaminants, and Incidental Findings.- Screening and Management Guidelines of Pap Test and Newer Techniques.
