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TREATMENT OF PREINVASIVE DISEASE OF THE CERVIX BY CONE BIOPSY
Author(s) -
Bevan J. R.,
Attwood M. E.,
Jordan J. A.,
Lucas A.,
Newton J. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb01769.x
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , carcinoma in situ , cervix , cytology , dysplasia , carcinoma , abnormality , radiology , pathology , cancer , psychiatry
Summary During the years 1952–1977, 646 patients with abnormal cervical cytology underwent cone biopsy (595) or ring biopsy of the cervix. The histological diagnoses were invasive carcinoma 20 (3%) microinvasive carcinoma 16 (2%), carcinoma in situ and severe dysplasia 418 (65 %), other dysplasias 149 (23 %). The remainder, 43 (7%) had no demonstrable abnormality. Following biopsy 41 (7%) patients with non‐invasive disease had abnormal cytology within a year of biopsy. A further 12 (2%) developed abnormal cytology after one year. These recurrences occurred up to 12 years after the initial treatment, and in one patient invasive squamous carcinoma has developed.