Which of the following is a reason for false-negative Pap smear results?
A. Epithelial cells hidden by blood or mucus
B. Too few cells left on the spatula
C. Too few cells piled on top of one another on the slide
D. No extraneous material on the slide
E. Absence of blood on the slide
A. Epithelial cells hidden by blood or mucus
Reasons for false-negative Pap smears include too many cells left on the sampling device, too many cells piled on top of one another on the slide, and epithelial cells hidden by extraneous material such as blood or mucus.
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