title: [Frequency, causes and results of dubious smear findings (Papanicolaou III group)].
abstract: Suspect smears of 842 patients from 1975-1981 were analysed for their causes and followed up until the definite cytologic or histologic result. The rate of suspect smears was between 1.44 and 0.5%. The most frequent reasons for the classification "suspect" were doubtful precancer, severe inflammatory, degenerative, or atrophic changes, abnormal glandular cells and metaplastic findings. 65% of all cases became negative under cytologic control; of these 83,6% converted to negative within half a year. Histological examination (35%) revealed cancer or precancer in 141 cases, i.e. 16.7% of the whole population. The rate of suspect smears of a laboratory should not exceed one per cent. All cases should be first controlled by means of cytology, if necessary after local treatment.
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000473:pathology; D014626:Vaginal Smears
vernacular_title: Häufigkeit, Ursachen und Verlauf zweifelhafter Abstrichbefunde (Gruppe Papanicolaou III).