Risk of progression in low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions.
In order to evaluate the evolution of the low grade dysplasia using colpocytologic follow-up, 150 women, enrolled in this study, were submitted to yearly colpocytologic control for a period of four years. The rate of progression toward more severe forms was very low; three cases (2.14%) in the first year, one case (0.7%) in the second and two cases (2.32%) in the fourth. Eighty-eight per cent of the patients had cytologic signs of Human Papilloma Virus infection detected in cytologic and histologic examination.
Insacco
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Service of Gynaecologic Oncology and Cytodiagnostics, University of Padua.
De Matteis
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Cinel
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Onnis
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Minucci
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014626:Vaginal Smears