Welcome to your Low Grade MCQs
1. What cytomorphological finding is considered pathognomonic for HPV infection in cervical cytology samples?
2. What is the primary cause of the perinuclear clear zone observed in koilocytes?
3. A 30-year-old woman's cervical cytology sample shows a few small, keratinized squamous cells with dense orange cytoplasm and hyperchromatic nuclei that appear larger than the nuclei of normal superficial cells. These cells are present in small, dense aggregates. What are these features are characteristic of?
4. A cervical cytology report indicates "ASC-US." What does this mean?
5. The nuclei of LSIL cells are typically how much larger than the nuclei of normal intermediate squamous cells?
6. How are atypical parakeratotic cells primarily distinguished from normal parakeratotic cells?
7. What feature in the nuclear membrane contour should raise suspicion for a high-grade lesion rather than LSIL?
8. Heavily glycogenated squamous cells can sometimes be a cytologic mimic of koilocytes. How do these cells create a pseudokoilocytic appearance?
9. Predicting the grade of CIN using atypical parakeratotic cells in cervical cytology samples is best achieved by assessing:
10. Florid HPV effect can lead to diagnostic difficulties primarily because: