title: Cervical cytology in adolescence.
abstract: The prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in young women is increasing worldwide. Frequency of the abnormal Papanicolau smears was examined in sexually active young females aged 13 to 19 years. The smears were reported as within normal limits or with benign cellular changes due to inflammation in 96.2% of cases. The cytological changes were related in 2.5% of cases of HPV infection, in 1.0% of cases to CIN I and in 0.3% of cases to CIN II. These results show a frequency of 3.8% of abnormal smears.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Relakis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matalliotakis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalogeraki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koffa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delides
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koumantakis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D003127:Colposcopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000473:pathology; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000473:pathology; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000473:pathology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology