COLPOSCOPICALLY DIRECTED BIOPSY AND LOOP EXCISION OF THE TRANSFORMATION ZONE - COMPARISON OF HISTOLOGIC-FINDINGS

Authors
ANG MS KAUFMAN RH ADAM E RIDDLE G IRWIN JF REEVES KO SIMON TL
Citation
Ms. Ang et al., COLPOSCOPICALLY DIRECTED BIOPSY AND LOOP EXCISION OF THE TRANSFORMATION ZONE - COMPARISON OF HISTOLOGIC-FINDINGS, Journal of reproductive medicine, 40(3), 1995, pp. 167-170
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Journal of reproductive medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00247758
Volume
40
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
167 - 170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-7758(1995)40:3<167:CDBALE>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We performed a retrospective comparison between the findings from colp oscopically directed biopsies and those from loop excision of the tran sformation zone (LETZ) specimens. The correlation was satisfactory. Wh en a low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) was predicted on a cytologic smear and biopsy specimen, no cases of invasive carcinoma were found. In two (0.8%) cases in which a high grade SIL was predicte d on the cervical smear and biopsy, microinvasive carcinoma was found in the LETZ specimen.