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Cervical cancer laboratory findings

Introduction

Overview

Overview

On laboratory result of women with cervical cancer, abnormal cells on Pap smear can be seen and result of colposcopy and biopsy can detect the morphological features of neoplasia.

Laboratory findings

Laboratory findings

  • Women with cervical cancer may have positive HIV screening test other than high risk HPV.[1] [2]
  • Result of pap test varies, normal or atypical squamous cells can be seen.
  • HPV DNA test can be positive in laboratory findings.
References

References

  1. ↑ Abraham AG, D’Souza G, Jing Y, Gange SJ, Sterling TR, Silverberg MJ, Saag MS, Rourke SB, Rachlis A, Napravnik S, Moore RD, Klein MB, Kitahata MM, Kirk GD, Hogg RS, Hessol NA, Goedert JJ, Gill MJ, Gebo KA, Eron JJ, Engels EA, Dubrow R, Crane HM, Brooks JT, Bosch RJ, Strickler HD (April 2013). “Invasive cervical cancer risk among HIV-infected women: a North American multicohort collaboration prospective study”. J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. 62 (4): 405–13. doi:10.1097/QAI.0b013e31828177d7. PMC 3633634.
  2. ↑ Ozalp, Sabit Sinan; Us, Tercan; Arslan, Emine; Oge, Tufan; Kasifoglu, Nilgun (2011). “HPV DNA and Pap smear test results in cases with and without cervical pathology”. Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association. doi:10.5152/jtgga.2011.69. ISSN 1309-0399.

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