Evaluation of Three Models of Follow-up of Patients with Cervical Cytological Abnormalities in a Peruvian’s Largest Teaching Women’s Hospital

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Introduction: The follow-up of squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) allows us to understand their progression and regression, however squamous cell atypia (ASC) can generate confusing follow-up results. We aimed to describe the evolution of ASC and SIL during cyto-histopathological follow-up in a tertiary-care hospital. Materials and methods: we conducted a retrospective study during 2016 in 156 Papanicolaou test (PAP) results under three models: 1) with ≥1 PAP and biopsies, 2) 1 PAP followed by ≥1 biopsy, and 3) ≥1 PAP and a confirmatory biopsy. Progression was defined as ASCUS to low-grade SIL (LSIL) or higher, and LSIL to high-grade SIL (HSIL) or higher; and regression as HSIL to LSIL or lower; and LSIL to ASCUS or lower. Results: In PAP, 57 (36.5%) cases were ASC and in histopathology 56 (39.9%) cases of grade 1 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Twenty-nine (18.6%) results were followed: 8 (27.6%), 17 (58.6%), and 4 (13.8%) with models 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The progression of the lesions was reported in ~50% for models 2 and 3. ASCUS was the main cytological finding that indicated biopsies, and for all models, the mean progression and regression time was 4 and 3.1 months, respectively. Conclusions: The follow-up of cytological alterations in three models showed progression of lesions in half of the cases analyzed with a time of four months of evolution; ASCUS was the main finding that indicated histopathological study.

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Moya-Salazar, J., Huarcaya, J., Rojas-Zumaran, V., Vásquez, D. L., Chicoma-Flores, K., & Contreras-Pulache, H. (2022). Evaluation of Three Models of Follow-up of Patients with Cervical Cytological Abnormalities in a Peruvian’s Largest Teaching Women’s Hospital. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11546

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