title: Pathological incidence study of human papilloma virus (HPV) carried out on 1,439 patients between 1982-1985 in Panama.
abstract: The author report the results of a study conducted on 1,439 patients screened in the period 1982-1985 in Panama. The colposcopic evaluation was based on 1,254 total reports, revealing 705 typical images and pictures and 549 atypical the cytological diagnosis on 766 total reports showed 260 negative, 412 HPV, 75 dysplasia and 19 cancers. The target biopsies registered 433 cases with lesions of which were 93 negative 250 HPV, 111 dysplasia and 19 cancers. The Author note an increasing incidence of HPV lesions, in 1985 it reached the 49.7%.
authors.affiliation: Gyneco-Obstetrician-Colposcopist, Oncologic National Service, Panama.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Garrido
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003127:Colposcopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010176:Panama; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology