negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy

Negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy (NILM)

Negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy (NILM) is the most common and reassuring result from a Pap smear. It means that no precancerous or cancerous cells were found in the sample from your cervix. In other words, it is considered a normal result. How do pathologists make this diagnosis? The Pap smear is a screening …
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How to read your Pap test report

What is a Pap test? The Pap test is a screening test that looks for abnormal cells in the vaginal portion of the uterine cervix. It is called a screening test because it is designed to detect disease before a person experiences any symptoms. The test was named after Dr. Georgios Papanicolaou who invented the …
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