Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (LSIL)
A condition in which the cells of the uterine cervix are slightly abnormal. Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion is not cancer. Also called LSIL.
About Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (LSIL)
Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion is caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and is a common abnormal finding on a Pap test. It usually goes away on its own without treatment but sometimes the abnormal cells become cancer and spread to nearby normal tissue.
Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion is sometimes called mild dysplasia. Also called LSIL. NIH – National Cancer Institute
