title: Abnormal cervical lesions in young adults.
abstract: The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of cervical lesions in a population of young adults. This study took into account 897,900 pap smears kindly provided by the cytopathology division at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. These cases were subdivided into three different groups based on age. Group one represents the age population of 0-17, group two represents the age population of 18-34, and group three represents the age population of 35 and higher. Seven different parameters were evaluated in this study. These include negative: unsatisfactory, atypia, CIN I, CIN II, CIN III, and invasive carcinoma. Data obtained from this study suggests that cervical lesions among young teenagers were found to be significant and our observations recommend that this population be screened and evaluated on a regular basis. The results of this study conclude that cervical lesions are significant among young adults. This age group would benefit from education and routine screening. In addition early sexual activity, multiple partners, and infectious diseases were noted in cases with cervical cancer. This could be due to the high occurrences of SIL in young adults. Screening of this age group is highly recommended for those young adults at "high risk."
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytotechnology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cason
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Lemos
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Benghuzzi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears