The utility of p16 INK4a and Ki-67 to identify high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion in adolescents and young women

• Main Authors: Diane M Cavalcante (Author), Iara M Linhares (Author), Margarida M.L Pompeu (Author), Paulo C Giraldo (Author), José Eleutério (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The repair of the immature squamous epithelium following HPV infection may mimic HSIL in adolescent women. Aim: to study the utility of p16 INK4a and Ki-67 in diagnosis of cervical squamous lesions in adolescents and young adults. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, the ev...