STUDY OF PAP SMEAR TEST AND ITS CLINICAL CORRELATION IN FEMALES ATTENDING INTEGRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH, LUCK NOW.
Abstract
Background: Cervical cancer ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age. Cervical cancer is preventable because it has long preinvasive stage. Early cervical epithelial changes can be detected by a Pap smear test, which is the primary screening test for detection of precancerous cervical intraepithelial lesions and the early stage of invasive cervical cancer. The use of the cervical smear (Papanicolaou /Pap smear) as a screening method has significantly reduced the incidence of cervical cancer.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the pattern of cervical cytology and its correlation with clinical findings.
Methods: It was a prospective cross sectional study that was conducted in 340 women attending Obstetrics and Gynecology OPD at Integral Institute of Medical Sciences and Research.
This study was done over a period of 6 months. Detailed clinical data and Pap smear cytology
Reports were obtained and data was noted in a structured Proforma. All the smears were reported according to new Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology 2014. Clinical correlation with Pap smear findings was done.
Results: Among 340 screened patients (23, 6.76%) patients were found to have epithelial cell abnormality in their pap smear report. Women in the age group of 41- 60 years showed maximum (16, 69.5 %) abnormal reports. No case of epithelial cell abnormality on pap smear was reported in women of 21-30 years of age. Maximum number (83.3 %) of ASCUS and 66.6 % of AGC were seen among women of 41-60 years of age. 3 cases of HSIL were found in 51-70 years of age.
Conclusion: In the present study, most of the abnormal epithelial reports were seen in women of age group of 41-60 years. So priority should be given to screen all women of 30 years or more with Pap smear test.
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