[Cervical conization in dysplasia and carcinoma in situ. Role of concomitant uterine curettage].
OBJECTIVE
Reevaluation of the usefulness of routine uterine curettage with every cervical cone biopsy.


METHODS
Retrospective analysis of 250 cervical cone biopsies over an 18 year period.


RESULTS
240 analysable cases were included. 90 patients had undergone cone biopsy only and 150 cone biopsy accompanied by uterine curettage. Curettage material was histologically normal 115 times (76.6%), negative or invalid 26 times (17.3%) and pathological 10 times (6.6%). Pathology consisted of 7 cases of hyperplasia and 3 of endometritis.


CONCLUSIONS
Routine uterine curettage whenever cone biopsy is performed is of no value other than in certain special circumstances concerning clinical status and ultrasound findings.
Kazadi Buanga
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Departamento de Ginecologia, Clinica Universitaria, Pamplona, Navarra, Espana.
Acosta Vazquez
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D003475:Curettage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
La conisation cervicale dans la dysplasie et le carcinome in situ. Place du curetage utérin concomitant.