Analysis of abnormal epithelial lesions in cervical Pap smears in Mid-Western Nepal
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Like in other developing countries, cancer of cervix is one of the most common malignancies in women in Nepal. Most women never undergo a cervical Pap smear screening. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of abnormal cervical ep...
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| description | <p><strong>Background: </strong>Like in other developing countries, cancer of cervix is one of the most common malignancies in women in Nepal. Most women never undergo a cervical Pap smear screening. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of abnormal cervical epithelial lesions.</p> <p><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective study of 880 conventional cervical Pap smears reported from the Department of Pathology, Chitwan Medical College in Chitwan, Nepal. The time period was from June 2009 to November 2010.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study, High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion was the most common with 6 cases (40%), followed by Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion with 3 cases (20%), then Atypical Squamous Epithelial Cells of Undetermined Significance, and atypical Glandular Cells and Squamous cell carcinoma with 2 cases each (13.3%). Eighty per cent of all the abnormal epithelial lesions were found in women above the age of 40 years.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>At least one Pap screening test of the cervix of all women between the ages of 40-50 years is recommended.</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Pap smear; Cervical Intraepithelial Lesion; Squamous cell carcinoma.</p> <p>DOI: 10.3126/jpn.v1i1.4447</p><p><em>Journal of Pathology of Nepal </em>(2011) Vol.1, 30-33</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9e9b3a56aa540fdbaa804afb25e24e52022-12-21T19:50:41ZengAssociation of Clinical Pathologists of NepalJournal of Pathology of Nepal2091-07972091-09082011-03-0111303310.3126/jpn.v1i1.44473685Analysis of abnormal epithelial lesions in cervical Pap smears in Mid-Western NepalSK Ranabhat0R Shrestha1M Tiwari2Department of Pathology, Chitwan Medical College, ChitwanDepartment of Pathology, Chitwan Medical College, ChitwanDepartment of Pathology, Chitwan Medical College, Chitwan<p><strong>Background: </strong>Like in other developing countries, cancer of cervix is one of the most common malignancies in women in Nepal. Most women never undergo a cervical Pap smear screening. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of abnormal cervical epithelial lesions.</p> <p><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective study of 880 conventional cervical Pap smears reported from the Department of Pathology, Chitwan Medical College in Chitwan, Nepal. The time period was from June 2009 to November 2010.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study, High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion was the most common with 6 cases (40%), followed by Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion with 3 cases (20%), then Atypical Squamous Epithelial Cells of Undetermined Significance, and atypical Glandular Cells and Squamous cell carcinoma with 2 cases each (13.3%). Eighty per cent of all the abnormal epithelial lesions were found in women above the age of 40 years.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>At least one Pap screening test of the cervix of all women between the ages of 40-50 years is recommended.</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Pap smear; Cervical Intraepithelial Lesion; Squamous cell carcinoma.</p> <p>DOI: 10.3126/jpn.v1i1.4447</p><p><em>Journal of Pathology of Nepal </em>(2011) Vol.1, 30-33</p>http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/4447Pap smearCervical Intraepithelial LesionSquamous cell carcinoma |
| spellingShingle | SK Ranabhat R Shrestha M Tiwari Analysis of abnormal epithelial lesions in cervical Pap smears in Mid-Western Nepal Journal of Pathology of Nepal Pap smear Cervical Intraepithelial Lesion Squamous cell carcinoma |
| title | Analysis of abnormal epithelial lesions in cervical Pap smears in Mid-Western Nepal |
| title_full | Analysis of abnormal epithelial lesions in cervical Pap smears in Mid-Western Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of abnormal epithelial lesions in cervical Pap smears in Mid-Western Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of abnormal epithelial lesions in cervical Pap smears in Mid-Western Nepal |
| title_short | Analysis of abnormal epithelial lesions in cervical Pap smears in Mid-Western Nepal |
| title_sort | analysis of abnormal epithelial lesions in cervical pap smears in mid western nepal |
| topic | Pap smear Cervical Intraepithelial Lesion Squamous cell carcinoma |
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