title: LSIL: definition and management.
abstract: The management of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL) has changed greatly over the past 2 decades. The most recent recommendations propose avoiding treatment while continuing to monitor patients for clearance of disease or a change to a more severe diagnosis. Knowledge of the correct way to manage LSIL is important because LSIL is a relatively common diagnosis found on cervical cytology. Especially since the introduction of liquid-based cytology, the diagnosis of LSIL has become more frequent. The College of American Pathologists estimated in 2003 that the reporting rate for LSIL was 2.9%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. mzsemlye@salud.unm.edu
authors.forename: Meggan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zsemlye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D061809:Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000639:trends; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D055815:Young Adult