Histological diagnosis of conventional Pap smear with Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) in Chon-Buri Hospital.

Abstract

To determine the prevalence and factor associated with a histological diagnosis of high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion and invasive cervical cancer from conventional low grade cervical intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) Pap smear show in Chon-Buri Hospital

Materials and methods:  

Retrospective descriptive study from medical records of Chon-Buri hospital that conventional Pap smears was reported as LSIL and had colposcopy and/or biopsy for tissue histology between December 2008 and May 2011.   

Results:

Two hundred and thirty patients diagnosed with LSIL from conventional Pap smear underwent colposcopy and/or tissue biopsy. The prevalence of invasive cervical cancer, HSIL, LSIL and normal/cervicitis were 0%, 16.5%, 66.5%, and 17.0% respectively. Age groups of 31 years old or older were the statistically significant factor associated with high grade lesion.

Conclusion:

The prevalence of histological HSIL from conventional Pap smear diagnosed LSIL in Chon-Buri hospital is 16.5%, no invasive cancer were found.