title: [Cervical cancer screening in the State of Maranhão, Brazil].
abstract: The scope of the study was to analyze the screening for cervical cancer in the state of Maranhão using secondary data from the Cervical Cancer Information System (SISCOLO). A retrospective descriptive study was conducted using secondary data from 139505 cytopathology exams recorded in SISCOLO in Maranhão in 2011. The variables: age, education, adequacy of material, represented epithelia, microbiology and cellular changes detected in Pap smear tests were selected. The age group between 25 to 29 years and incomplete basic schooling were the most frequent findings. The most common microbiological agents detected were bacilli (52.8%), cocci (45.5%) and Lactobacillus sp (32.6%). Inflammation was the most common benign cellular alteration (86.3%). Low-grade intraepithelial lesions were the most prevalent atypical findings in squamous cells (0.6%), followed by high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (0.2%). Squamous cell carcinoma was observed in 0.003% and 0.006% for adenocarcinoma. SISCOLO proved a useful tool for studying aspects related to cancer screening of the cervix, which can orient actions to reduce the incidence and mortality from this cancer.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brasil, diegosalvador27@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Diego Salvador Muniz da
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Secretaria do Estado de Saúde do Maranhão.
authors.forename: Ana Maria Nogueira
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brasil, diegosalvador27@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Luciane Maria Oliveira
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brasil, diegosalvador27@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Sinara Regina Lisboa
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brasil, diegosalvador27@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão
authors.initials: Mdo D
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brasil, diegosalvador27@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria Bethânia da Costa
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Chein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D055815:Young Adult