title: When to suspect squamous cancer at colposcopy.
abstract: Advanced practice nurses are increasingly using colposcopy to investigate abnormal cervical cytology. Specific colposcopic features can lead the clinician to suspect squamous cancer. This article discusses vascular pattern study, examination evaluation, lesion grading, and correlating colposcopy with histology and cytology to aid in identifying squamous cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology*; D003127:Colposcopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology*