Adolescents with abnormal cervical cytology
| Autor: | Harvey Greenberg, Peter H. Patterson, Manuel Schydlower |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
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Mild Dysplasia
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Sexual Behavior Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Hawaii 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Cytology medicine Humans Child False Negative Reactions Gynecology Cervical pathology Vaginal Smears business.industry Carcinoma in situ Age Factors medicine.disease Uterine Cervical Dysplasia female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Uterine cervix Colposcopy Abnormal cervical cytology Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female High incidence business Carcinoma in Situ Papanicolaou Test |
| Zdroj: | Clinical pediatrics. 20(11) |
| ISSN: | 0009-9228 |
| Popis: | Cytologic screening is an important diagnostic tool to detect precancerous and cancerous lesions of the uterine cervix. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) represents a continuum of neoplastic alterations, from mild dysplasia to carcinoma in situ. Our high incidence of 32/1,000 adolescent girls with abnormal cervical cytology, suggestive of CIN, supports studies showing that major cervical pathology does exist in this age group. The importance of this problem, previous experiences, reliability of screening, management, and associated risk factors are reviewed. We advocate that the sexually active older adolescent, 18 to 21, have PAP smears at least yearly. It is also our feeling that sexually active adolescents under 18 should have annual PAP smears, even though our studies revealed a paucity of significantly abnormal findings in this age group. |
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