A scant squamous component refers to a limited amount of flat, scale-like cells in a tissue sample. This may be seen in pathology reports of certain lesions or tumors, indicating the presence of only a small proportion of squamous cells compared to other cell types.
Yes, squamous cells in the throat can be benign. Squamous cell papillomas are benign growths that can develop in the throat and are usually not cancerous. However, other conditions involving squamous cells in the throat, such as squamous cell carcinoma, can be malignant.
No, squamous cell carcinoma is a type of cancer that arises from squamous cells in the skin or lining of organs, while squamous proliferation with verrucous features refers to an overgrowth of squamous cells in a verrucous or wart-like pattern without evidence of cancer. While they both involve squamous cells, they are distinct entities with different implications for diagnosis and management.
Protective covering flat shaped epithelial are called squamous cell .
Scant.
Scant, insufficient, meager, sparse.
It means that the doctor didn't get enough cells from the pap/swab to be evaluatable. I just had one done and it read that way too and I asked what it meant too. Hope this helped
"Scant" is not a type of flour. "Scant" is a cooking term that means "almost" or "just slightly less than." A recipe would not call for "scant flour" but a "scant cup" or a "scant Tablespoon" of flour, meaning not quite a cup or not quite a Tablespoon.
A scant of sugar is a very small amount of sugar.
Ricky lee Jones is a scant singer....
Barely amounting to as much as indicated - example: a scant two hours; a scant cupful. Having an inadequate or limited supply - example - (usually followed by of ): scant of breath.
A scant of oil is...not enough, or barely a sufficient amount.
We were scant of breath after the lengthy climb.
Scant milk means "milk just barely".
scant 3/8 cup sugar
Onions were scant at the grocer's, again.
Her boss had scant regard for the employees opinions. Another great example sentence would be, she had scant regard for who she hurt with her lies.
The marooned passengers were concerned by the scant food supplies on the island. The professor paid scant notice to the complaints about his teaching.