Analysis of abnormal epithelial lesions in cervical Pap smears in Mid-Western Nepal

• Main Authors: SK Ranabhat (Author), R Shrestha (Author), M Tiwari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of Clinical Pathologists of Nepal, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Like in other developing countries, cancer of cervix is one of the most common malignancies in women in Nepal. Most women never undergo a cervical Pap smear screening. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of abnormal cervical epithelial lesions.</p> <p><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective study of 880 conventional cervical Pap smears reported from the Department of Pathology, Chitwan Medical College in Chitwan, Nepal. The time period was from June 2009 to November 2010.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study, High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion was the most common with 6 cases (40%), followed by Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion with 3 cases (20%), then Atypical Squamous Epithelial Cells of Undetermined Significance, and atypical Glandular Cells and Squamous cell carcinoma with 2 cases each (13.3%). Eighty per cent of all the abnormal epithelial lesions were found in women above the age of 40 years.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>At least one Pap screening test of the cervix of all women between the ages of 40-50 years is recommended.</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Pap smear; Cervical Intraepithelial Lesion; Squamous cell carcinoma.</p> <p>DOI: 10.3126/jpn.v1i1.4447</p><p><em>Journal of Pathology of Nepal </em>(2011) Vol.1, 30-33</p>

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10.3126/jpn.v1i1.4447