Description
Difficulties in interpreting abnormalities in squamous cells constitute a high proportion of the time spent by pathologists in cervical cytopathology practice. Awareness of the common pitfalls is important not only in avoiding false- positive/false-negative diagnoses but also in reducing the numbers of smears inappropriately categorised as borderline.
The intention of this article is to highlight the important problem areas in the reporting of squamous dyskaryosis in cervical smears. Features that should lead to the correct diagnosis are illustrated and discussed.
