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what are benign squamous cells?

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Good News: Benign for all intensive purposes means that its not something bad.  Squamous epithelium is a type of cell that lines a body cavity or internal organ...For example, the inside of your mouth.

Question 2

what are atypical squamous cells?

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Abnormal cells: Squamous cells line the junction on the cervix between the vaginal cells and the endometrial canal cells; pap smear screen for abnormal appearances in these cells as they indicate precursors to cervical cancer. Atypical means abnormal, so atypical squamous cells mean that the cells on the cervix are abnormal, but mildly abnormal, and not abnormal enough to classify as dysplasia.

Question 3

squamous cell tissue?

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Just three words?...: We all have squamous cells; can't live without them. If you did not ask for premium, paid services, then this HealthTap public forum is free. Post a longer question with good grammar and spelling, and one or more of the thousands of volunteer doctors may answer it. They might skip repetitive questions, or ones that have too many abbreviations, or are otherwise hard to understand.

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what are metaplastic squamous cells?

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May be abnormal cell: It is a term used by Pathologists to imply that your cells are somewhat deranged and not entirely normal. Sometimes this means that such cells can deteriorate further and may become cancerous. So it requires close monitoring.

Question 5

what do abnormal squamous cells in urinalysis mean?

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Several things: Having an abnormal urilnalysis can result from several factors. Things such as infection, bladder stones, catheterization (especially prolonged urinary catheterization), and malignancy can be possible causes. If this was detected, a urological evaluation should be sought to include a cystoscopy (placement of a telescope into the bladder to visualize the bladder).

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: squamous cell?

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Squamous: Describes the tile like architecture of cells; however, their behavior is deranged, nuclei irregualrly enlarged and do not respect boundaries.

Question 7

if the squamous cells are many in urinalysis is that dangerous?

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Dirty catch: Squamous cells do not exist inside the urinary tract, they are coming from your skin cells. It means that you did not perform a "clean catch" in which you wipe your vulva with a cleansing wipe, then urinate into the toilet slightly before catching the urine into the cup. It invalidates the results of the test if there are a lot of squamous epithelial cells in the urine.

Question 8

whhat does  reactive squamous cells meann on a negative papsmear?

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"Squamous cells" ?: A pap smear reporting "reactive squamous cells" is a comment on benign inflammatory changes in the cervix. The "negative" statement refers to the lack of squamous cell abnormalities found with HPV viral changes which could be pre-malignant.

Question 9

endocervical and/or squamous metaplastic cells?

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Pathologist speak: This simply means that when the pathologist reviewed your pap smear it contained either normal cells from the inside of the cervical opening or cells that were not microscopically different in appearance from cervical cells.

Question 10

how can they tell if squamous cell carcenoma has spread?

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Depends: It depends on what organ is involved with this cancer. Surveillance ct or pet/ct may be able to show if the cancer has spread.

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