title: [Analysis of the validity of vaginal-cervical cytologic examination in 162 pre- and post-menopausal patients].
abstract: The authors examine 162 cervico-vaginal smears of women in peri-menopause presenting cellular alterations (ASCUS). These patients were treated with a local topic therapy as the persistence of these alterations in 23 cases (14.2%) second level analyses were performed: gynecological visit, colposcopy and biopsy. In addition to inflammatory aspects 2 in situ carcinomas and 2 moderate dysplasias were recorded. We believe therefore that cytology could be a valid aid also in pre-menopausal women in the cervico-vaginal pathology.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Bellaria, Anatomia Patologica, Azienda USL, Bologna.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rapezzi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roncone
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Davì
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mancini
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D017698:Postmenopause; D017697:Premenopause; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D014626:Vaginal Smears