title: [Atypical cervix uteri smears--consequences?].
abstract: Among 37,992 cervical smears (725 (1.9%)) were found to be atypical. All atypial smears were referred for colposcopically guided biopsies and cervical abrasio within three months. This is an expensive and cumbersome procedure. In order to obtain a more differentiated follow-up procedure the atypical smears were divided into two groups without knowledge of the later histological diagnosis on biopsy: "Atypia, probably reactive" and "atypia, probably CIN (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia)". In the latter group the subsequent biopsies showed significantly more CIN than in the former (60.4% against 15.7%). We find it useful to divide the atypical smears into two groups in our daily routine work with a different follow-up procedure: "Atypia, probably reactive" to be followed by a repeat smear and "atypia, probably CIN" to be followed by colposcopically guided biopsies and cervical abrasio.
authors.affiliation: Patologisk institut, Odense Universitetshospital.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hølund
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ejersbo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holm
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D003127:Colposcopy; D019092:Conization; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014626:Vaginal Smears
vernacular_title: Cytologisk atypi i cervix uteri--konsekvens?