Incidence and predictors of cervical dysplasia in patients with minimally abnormal Papanicolaou smears.

Objective: To estimate the incidence of dysplasia in patients with Papanicolaou smears showing atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) and to identify clinical predictors of dysplasia in these patients.

Methods: Patients referred for ASCUS and low-grade SIL were reviewed retrospectively. All patients were evaluated with immediate colposcopy.