title: [The clinical significance and management of cervico-cytologically diagnosed ASCUS/LSIL].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical significance and management of ASCUS/LSIL.
  
  
  METHODS
  254 patients who were examined with cervical cytology in the Cancer Institute and Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences were ASCUS/LSIL, of whom 136 cases underwent colposcopy, Data were analyzed retrospectively according to the golden criterion of pathology outcome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  140 cases were ASCUS, and 114 cases were LSIL. Cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) were diagnosed in 51.5% of patients with ASCUS, compared with 59.6% of patients with LSIL (P>0.05). High-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia were diagnosed in 22.9% of patients with ASCUS, compared with 30.7% of patients with LSIL (P >0.05). In the 136 patients examined with colposcopy, inflammation was found in 47 cases, low-grade intraepithelial lesion in 53 cases, High-grade intraepithelial lesion in 36 cases. The pathological results show inflammation in 55 cases, low-grade intraepithelial lesion in 41 cases, High-grade intraepithelial lesion in 40 cases (Kappa=0.314, U=0.064, P less than 0.05). CIN were diagnosed in 79% (67/84) of HPV-positive patients identified by pathology, compared with 43.5% (74/170) of HPV-negative patients (chi2=29.88 P less than 0.05). 83.5% of 254 patients were between 35 to 55 years old, and that was consistent with HPV-positive women age peak.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with ASCUS should be paid the same attention with LSIL patients and colposcopy examination should be done immediately to avoid missed diagnosis and missed follow-up examination, especially for HPV positive patients between 35 to 55 years old.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology Tumor Hospital affiliated XinJiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
authors.forename: Xing-Ling
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ling-Ying
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shu-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Man-Ni
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003127:Colposcopy; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018307:Neoplasms, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D055815:Young Adult; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology