Diagnosis of Lower Genital Tract Disease

• Other Authors: Bottari, Fabio (Editor), Iacobone, Anna Daniela (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM); vaginal dryness; vaginal atrophy; vaginal health index (VHI); estrogen; vaginal maturation index (VMI); fractional CO2 laser; human papillomavirus; HPV; bladder cancer; HPV detection; urothelial carcinoma; transitional cell carcinoma; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; follow-up; real time PCR; genotyping; concordance; vaginosonography; transvaginal ultrasound; cervical cancer; MRI and gynecological oncology diagnosis; atypical endometrial hyperplasia; endometrial cancer; hysteroscopy; self-collection; vaginal self-sample; first-void urine; cervical cancer screening; diagnostic accuracy; HPV 16 sub-lineages; anal cancer; high-grade vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN); smoking; previous hysterectomy for CIN2+; colposcopic grade; papillary lesion; vascular pattern; vulvar extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD); cervico-vaginal involvement; atypical glandular cytology; colposcopic-guided biopsy; Paget cells; E6; E7; cervical intraepithelial lesion; biomarker; Serbia; colposcopy; QC; QA; colposcopy sensitivity; cervical cancer prevention; CIN; SIL; colposcopy standards; n/a
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Lower genital tract diseases include vulvovaginal and HPV-related diseases, ranging from benign to pre-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions. Nowadays, there has been increasing interest in innovative methods to diagnose and prevent cervical cancer through HPV primary screening programs. However, other...