title: The results of cryosurgical treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia at one, five, and ten years.
abstract: The results after cryosurgical treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia at 1, 5, and 10 years are reported. Ninety-four percent of the 1675 patients eligible for assessment at 1 year were successfully treated, with only 5.6% lost to follow-up. After 5 years, 14% of patients were lost to follow-up, but the corrected success rate remained essentially unchanged. No major differences in success rates were noted for the various histologic grades of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia treated. A small but definite percentage of patients developed further disease over the ensuing years, indicating the need for long-term, continued surveillance of these patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000601:surgery*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000601:surgery*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*