… At enrollment, the proportion of women in the intervention group who were found to have
lesions of grade 2 or 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or cancer was 51% greater (95% …

… Most of these studies were conducted in samples of women who were referred for previous
cytologic abnormalities, had visible cervical lesions, or were at high risk for cervical cancer (…

… associated with concurrent cervical biopsies displaying CIN2+… in which either the Pap test
and/or the cervical biopsy were … In our laboratory, any Pap test/cervical biopsy combinations …

… of cervical smears it is often forgotten that this laboratory test does not replace a careful
clinical examina¬ tion and that a biopsy must be done of any visible suspicious cervical lesion. …

… Women who were currently being followed up for a cervical lesion, lacked a cervix, were
pregnant, had a history of cervical cancer, had undergone Pap testing in the previous year, or …

… Cervical lesions induced by human papillomavirus were … Eighty-one patients had cervical
intraepithelial neoplasia lesions … or suspicious screening tests (positive Papanicolaou smears, …

… In North America, the term loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is preferred, for
the loop electrodes may be used not only for excising cervical lesions" but also those located …

… Papanicolaou tests performed in early pregnancy can detect cervical cancer; however,
Papanicolaou tests … patients were negative for intraepithelial lesions or malignancy in one patient, …

… of the Pap test is its limited sensitivity in detecting cervical cancer … Pap test results (Dehner,
1993). Complementary methods aimed at increasing the sensitivity of screening for cervical …

… higher risk of developing cervical cancer.[ 11 12 ] Awareness about the Pap test was poor
in our study population, with only 9% ever having had a Pap test within the preceding 5 years. …