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Document Overview

Design and created by Guideline Central in participation with the College of American Pathologists.

Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST) for HPV-Associated Lesions

College of American Pathologists

Publication Date: Jun 28, 2012

Page Last Updated: May 6, 2026

Document Overview

Document Title: Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST) for HPV-Associated Lesions

Authoring Society: College of American Pathologists

Document Publication Date: Jun 28, 2012

Page Last Reviewed/Updated: May 6, 2026

Document Type: Guideline

Country of Publication: United States

Full Text Freely Available: Yes

Full Text Guideline: www.cap.org/protocols-and-guidelines/cap-guidelines/current-cap-guidelines/cap-asccp-lower-anogenital-squamous-terminology-for-hpv-associated-lesions

Supplemental Implementation Resources

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Scope: Diagnosis, Management, Prevention

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D018307 - Neoplasms, Squamous Cell

D018307 - Neoplasms, Squamous Cell

Keywords: HPV lesions, LAST, Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology

Inclusion Criteria: Female, Male, Adolescent, Adult, Older Adult

Health Care Settings: Hospital, Outpatient

Intended Users: Epidemiology/Infection Prevention, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Supplemental Methodology Resources: Methodology Supplement Data Supplement

Number of Source Documents: 180

Includes peer/external review process?: Yes

Includes public comment process?: Yes

Methodologist involvement?: Yes

Patient involvement?: No

Includes multi-disciplinary group?: Yes

Includes systematic review?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?: No

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?: No

Discloses funding source?: Yes

Discloses conflicts of interest?: Yes

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?: No