Risk of invasive cervical cancer in relation to management of abnormal Pap smear results
(2009) In American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 201(2).- Abstract
- OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the management of women with abnormal cytology in terms of subsequent risk of invasive cervical cancer. STUDY DESIGN: The screening histories of all invasive cervical cancer cases diagnosed in Sweden 1999-2001 and of 5 population-based controls per case were reviewed. In all, 159 patients and 258 control subjects aged < 67 years had an abnormal smear result 0.5-6.5 years prior to cancer diagnosis. The cervical cancer risk was estimated in relation to management by calculating odds ratios. RESULTS: Histologic assessment of low-grade squamous abnormalities strongly reduced the risk compared to repeated cytology (odds ratio, 0.46; 95% confidence interval, 0.24-0.89). Delaying histologic assessment was also... (More)
- OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the management of women with abnormal cytology in terms of subsequent risk of invasive cervical cancer. STUDY DESIGN: The screening histories of all invasive cervical cancer cases diagnosed in Sweden 1999-2001 and of 5 population-based controls per case were reviewed. In all, 159 patients and 258 control subjects aged < 67 years had an abnormal smear result 0.5-6.5 years prior to cancer diagnosis. The cervical cancer risk was estimated in relation to management by calculating odds ratios. RESULTS: Histologic assessment of low-grade squamous abnormalities strongly reduced the risk compared to repeated cytology (odds ratio, 0.46; 95% confidence interval, 0.24-0.89). Delaying histologic assessment was also associated with a higher risk ( odds ratio, 5.65; 95% confidence interval, 1.39-23.05). After high-grade squamous atypia, absence of any cytologic or histologic specimen was a major determinant of cancer risk (odds ratio, 12.52; 95% confidence interval, 1.42-infinitive). CONCLUSION: For adequate protection against invasive cervical cancer, further assessment with histology must be recommended also for women with low-grade squamous abnormalities. (Less)
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- Silfverdal, Lena ; Kemetli, Levent ; Andrae, Bengt ; Sparen, Par ; Ryd, Walter ; Dillner, Joakim LU ; Strander, Bjorn and Tornberg, Sven
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- 2009
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- population-based case control study, smear results, repeated cytology, management of abnormal Pap, cervical cancer risk, histologic assessment
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- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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- 201
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- 2
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- Elsevier
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- wos:000268460900022
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- 1097-6868
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- 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.006
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- English
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