A Review of Intra‐Epithelial Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix in New South Wales

Summary:1  Age specific incidence rates of non‐invasive and invasive cancer for 1963 are reviewed. 2  Comparative figures for non‐invasive (506 patients) and invasive cancer (1,679 patients) from 1955 to 1964, inclusive, are given. 3  Results of diagnosis by Papanicolaou smear are analysed, with surprise positive and false negative rates. 4  Results of colposcopic examinations are given, including false negative rate and pick‐up rate for false negative Papanicolaou smear. 5  Association of marital status, motherhood, and pregnancy with non‐invasive cancer is given. 6  Methods of treatment of intra‐epithelial cancer are given and a comparison is drawn between the periods 1955‐60 and 1961‐64. 7  Follow‐up figures are analysed with a brief review of causes of death. 8  A histological review of 71 sections according to the definitions of the Vienna Committee on Terminology showed that only 65% were considered to be noninvasive, 28% were thought to be benign dysplasia and 7% were classified as invasive (Stage 1a). A description of treatment and follow‐up of the latter group of patients is given.