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Is it common to have atypical squamous cells on pap smear s/p chemoradiation for anal cancer in a female?

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Radiation Oncology · Rush University Medical Center

Yes. That's why women with anal cancer should have PAP smears before radiation. I am unsure as to the duration of these changes. My pathologist friends say a few months.

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