Value of conventional cervical cytology as a screening test for cervical cancer.
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This is a prospective study conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. The main Objective of the study is to see the value of opportunistic screening program for cervical pre-cancerous lesion for prevention of cervical cancer. It also aims to see how many cases can be picked up by such screening test and is it worth doing this test? We analysed 1751 cases of pap smear taken during almost 2 years period and found inflammatory smear being the predominant finding and it was found in reproductive age group. We had 1.14% cases of abnormal smear and 0.74% cases were proved by biopsy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nepal Medical College journal : NMCJ
دوره 16 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014