Cervical polyp: evaluating the need of routine surgical intervention and its correlation with cervical smear cytology and endometrial pathology: a retrospective study

Autor: Bhanu Pratap Singh Gaur, Bhabani Pegu, Thangamuthu Sri Saranya, Rajeswari Murugesan, Smitha Priyadarshini Thippeswamy, Bheemanathi Hanuman Srinivas
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, Vol 63, Iss 6, Pp 735-742 (2020)
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
ISSN: 2287-8580
2287-8572
Popis: Objective To determine the frequency of premalignant and malignant lesions in cervical polyps in order to examine whether cervical polyps need to be removed routinely and also to appraise its association with cervical smear cytology and endometrial pathologies. Methods We retrospectively re-examined the hospital records of 299 cases over a period of 5 years. All patients were segregated into perimenopausal and postmenopausal groups according to their menopausal status. The groups were compared in terms of histological results of cervical polyp biopsy, endometrial pathologies, and cervical smear cytology. Pearson’s χ2 test and Fisher’s exact test were used for statistical analysis, and a P-value of
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