title: The treatment of premalignant lesions of the uterine cervix.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Understanding the reasons for treatment of premalignant lesions of the cervix, as well as which lesions require therapy, is key to successful outcomes of therapy. Knowing the treatment modalities available and when to select each one is an essential part of proper patient care. When to observe and when to treat are critical decisions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Since the two basic approaches to treatment are either local destruction or excision, it is incumbent upon the treating physician to understand the values and complications attached to each method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Krumholz