Open AccessSignificance of micronucleus in cervical intraepithelial lesions and carcinoma
Author(s) -
B N Gayathri,
Kalyani Raju,
A Hemalatha,
B Vasavi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.103941
Subject(s) - medicine , squamous intraepithelial lesion , cervix , pathology , micronucleus test , lesion , population , micronucleus , cervical cancer , intraepithelial neoplasia , cancer , gastroenterology , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , prostate cancer , toxicity , environmental health
The micronuclei (MNi) test on exfoliated cells has been successfully used to screen population groups at risk for cancers of oral cavity, urinary bladder, cervix and esophagus. Their frequency appears to increase in carcinogen-exposed tissues long before any clinical symptoms are evident. There are only limited numbers of studies on MN scoring in cervical pre-neoplastic and neoplastic conditions.