Question 1
On a liquid-based Pap test, a pathologist identifies cells with nuclei 2-3 times the size of intermediate cell nuclei, mild hyperchromasia, smooth nuclear contours, and modest irregular chromatin but the changes do not qualify as LSIL or HSIL. What Bethesda 2023 category best applies?
Correct Answer:
ASC-US (Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance)
Question 2
A 34-year-old woman has a Pap showing koilocytes with perinuclear cavitation, dense peripheral cytoplasmic staining, and mildly enlarged hyperchromatic nuclei. What Bethesda 2023 category is appropriate?
Correct Answer:
LSIL
Question 3
Cells on a liquid-based Pap show markedly increased N:C ratio (≥50%), coarse irregular chromatin, and irregular nuclear membranes. Cells are often smaller than those of LSIL, appearing singly or in syncytial aggregates. The most appropriate Bethesda 2023 interpretation is:
Correct Answer:
HSIL
Question 4
Per Bethesda 2023, when a Pap shows Atypical Glandular Cells (AGC) of any subtype, what is the most appropriate workup in a 48-year-old woman with abnormal bleeding?
Correct Answer:
Colposcopy with endocervical sampling AND endometrial sampling
Question 5
A Pap showing cells too atypical for ASC-US but without HSIL features (nuclear enlargement, hyperchromasia, irregular contours, but unable to exclude HSIL) is best classified per Bethesda 2023 as:
Correct Answer:
ASC-H
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