RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF CERVICAL CYTOPATHOLOGICAL EXAMS PERFORMEDAT AT THE LABORATORY OF PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY AND CYTOPATHOLOGY OF THE HOSPITAL ESCOLA ÁLVARO ALVIM

Each year about 272,610 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in Brazil, being cervical the third most incident among women. Our country is those that have made progress consolidating integrated tracking and surveillance system. This article aims to collect sociodemographic clinicopathological data from patients who underwent cytopathological examinations at Laboratory Pathological Anatomy Cytopathology Hospital Escola Álvaro Alvim (HEAA) 2014 2018, considering a retrospective longitudinal observation data. Sociodemographic were collected 121,044 patients, it was observed women Campos dos Goytacazes (84.7%) over 40 years old (56.8%) prevalent service. The following cytological characteristics predominated these were: absence atrophy (83.6%) or metaplasia (92.6%) uterine epithelium, presence microorganisms (96.4%) inflammation (97.2%). cell atypia (6.5%), squamous intraepithelial lesion (2%) malignant neoplasm (0.1%) also observed. Therefore, becomes possible highlight importance examination process diagnosis neoplasms cervix, essential for better control adequate screening, implementing an effective early diagnosis. It demonstrates profile examined HEAA, as well scope this service North Northwest Fluminense.