Histological Diagnosis of Conventional Pap Smear with Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (LSIL) in Chonburi Hospital

• Main Authors: Sukson Chaivirattana (Author), Thitiwan Lomdee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 0857-6084; 0857-6084
• Keywords: conventional Pap smear; cervical cancer; HSIL; LSIL; colposcopy; Gynecology and obstetrics; RG1-991
• Source: Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 34-40 (2012)

Objective: To determine the prevalence and factor associated with a histological diagnosis of high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion and invasive cervical cancer from conventional low grade cervical intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) Pap smear show in Chonburi HospitalMaterials and methods: Retrospective descriptive study from medical records of Chonburi Hospital that conventional Pap smears was reported as LSIL and had colposcopy and/or biopsy for tissue histology between December 2008 and May 2011. Results:Two hundred and thirty patients diagnosed with LSIL from conventional Pap smear underwent colposcopy and/or tissue biopsy. The prevalence of invasive cervical cancer, HSIL, LSIL and normal/cervicitis were 0%, 16.5%, 66.5%, and 17.0% respectively. Age groups of 31 years old or older were the statistically significant factor associated with high grade lesion.Conclusion:The prevalence of histological HSIL from conventional Pap smear diagnosed LSIL in Chonburi Hospital is 16.5%, no invasive cancer were found.