Open AccessCytobrush in Evaluation of Cervical Dysplasia: Is Cervical Curettage Necessary?
Author(s) -
Frost Lars
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349009028711
Subject(s) - endocervical curettage , medicine , colposcopy , curettage , dysplasia , biopsy , lesion , cervical conization , gynecology , radiology , surgery , cervical cancer , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , pathology , cancer
203 patients suspected of having dysplasia were evaluated by colposcopy, cytologic smear including cytobrush, endocervical curettage, biopsy and conization. The results obtained on the basis of the final cone suggested that directed biopsies and cytological smear by spatula and cytobrush more accurately define the dysplastic lesion than do biopsies and endocervical curettage. Conization seemed necessary for the evaluation of the cervical lesion in patients revealing non‐classified dysplasia at successive examinations.