1999
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990825)87:4<184::aid-cncr4>3.0.co;2-#
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Cervical Papanicolaou smear abnormalities in inner city Bronx adolescents

Abstract: BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to quantify the prevalence of cervical smear abnormalities in sexually active adolescents and identify the effect of immune‐modifying conditions. METHODS Two hundred seventy‐one females ages 13–22 years attending a clinic for sexually transmitted disease (STD) evaluation had cervical Papanicoloau (Pap) smears and completed sexual history questionnaires. Results of all follow‐up Pap smears were obtained. Medical charts were available for 54 patients with cytologic follow‐up … Show more

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“…Similar results were obtained in other studies which also concluded ASCUS to be the most common epithelial cell abnormality. 10,11 ASCUS progresses to LSIL, HSIL and SCC. AGUS progresses to adenocarcinoma.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Similar results were obtained in other studies which also concluded ASCUS to be the most common epithelial cell abnormality. 10,11 ASCUS progresses to LSIL, HSIL and SCC. AGUS progresses to adenocarcinoma.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…AGUS progresses to adenocarcinoma. 6,11 Edelman et al, studied Pap smears from 29295 females over a period of one year and the Pap smear abnormalities were as follows: 9.9% ASC-US, 2.5% LSIL, 0.6% HSIL, and 0.2% invasive cancer. 12 Study by Banik U revealed the following scenario: 0.18% ASC-US, 0.12% Atypical glandular cells (AGC), 6.36% LSIL, 1.18% HSIL and 0.35% malignancy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Apesar de os percentuais de alterações intra-epiteliais entre adolescentes diferirem na literatura, relatando-se prevalência entre 1% e 14% para baixo grau e entre 0,3% e 1,3% para alto grau, há concordância quanto à elevada freqüência de anormalidades citológicas cervicais nessa faixa etária, com predomínio de alterações de baixo grau 9,10,20,21,22,23 . Essa variação possivelmente é conseqüência das características da população avaliada nos estudos, da diversidade das técni-cas de coleta utilizadas e, sobretudo, da diferença nos critérios diagnósticos entre laboratórios.…”
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“…[2][3][4][5][6][7] In particular, the development, persistence, regression and progression of low-grade SIL (LSIL) seem to demonstrate the greatest variability as a function of age. [8][9][10][11] Some investigators have stressed that adolescent females may be at increased risk of SIL because of differences in the biologic maturity of the immune system and cervix. In addition, the cervical ectopy and metaplastic changes in the transformation zone from puberty onward may increase the susceptibility of the cervix to HPV infection in the adolescent.…”
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