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Cervical cancer screening program of Paraná: Cytohistological correlation results after five years
Author(s) -
Pinto Álvaro P.,
Guedes Guilherme Barroso,
Tuon Felipe Francisco Bondan,
Maia Henrique Felde,
Collaço Luiz Martins
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.20326
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , cervical cancer screening , cancer , gynecology , oncology
Abstract Since its inception in November 1997, the Cervical Cancer Screening Program of Paraná (CCSPP), Brazil, has resulted in the cytological screening of 2,244,158 women, the coverage of the female population increasing from 43% to 86%. One thousand six hundred one cases screened by cytology, submitted to colposcopy, and subjected to treatment were selected. Cytopathological results were compared with those obtained on the basis of histological analyses of the loop electrical excision procedure specimens, and were subjected to statistical analyses. The data obtained were then compared with cytohistological correlation results from the first year of the program. Considering the exact correlation between cytological and histological diagnoses, the correlation index increased from 53.34% in the first year to 67.3% at the end of 5 yr of the program. Variations that occurred in each diagnostic category are discussed. This study demonstrates a significant improvement in the concordance between cytological and histological results for the 5‐yr period compared with the first year of the CCSPP. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2005;33:279–283. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.