Abstract
We performed a retrospective comparison between the findings from colposcopically directed biopsies and those from loop excision of the transformation zone (LETZ) specimens. The correlation was satisfactory. When a low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) was predicted on a cytologic smear and biopsy specimen, no cases of invasive carcinoma were found. In two (0.8%) cases in which a high grade SIL was predicted on the cervical smear and biopsy, microinvasive carcinoma was found in the LETZ specimen.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 167-170 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Mar 29 1995 |
Keywords
- cervical smears
- cervix neoplasms
- colposcopy
- loop excision
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Reproductive Medicine
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