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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Marie Mathers, Dr Sarah Johnson, Dr Viney Wadehra
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The prevalence of endocervical adenocarcinoma and its precursors has increased, in part due to increased diagnostic awareness of these lesions. To date, limited information has been published regarding the predictive value of glandular abnormalities in cervical smears. This study details the histological follow up of 418 cervical smears showing glandular abnormality, reported in our department over a six year period from 1993 to 1998. Histological follow up was available for 395 of the 418 smears (94.50%). The overall positive predictive value (PPV) for this group of smears was 72.66% for either significant glandular or squamous pathology (at least low grade cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia or CIN2 on follow up biopsy), and 55.70% for significant glandular pathology alone. Examination of subcategories of abnormal glandular smear showed that the PPV increased with the degree of abnormality reported within the smears.
Author(s): Mathers ME, Johnson SJ, Wadehra V
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Cytopathology
Year: 2002
Volume: 13
Issue: 2
Pages: 83-91
ISSN (print): 0956-5507
ISSN (electronic): 1365-2303
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2303.2002.00387.x
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2002.00387.x
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