ABNORMAL FINDING OF PAP SMEAR AMONG WOMEN HOSPITAL VISITORS IN CITY OF MOSUL, IRAQ
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i7.2020.233Keywords:
Pap Smear, Tbs, Cervical Cytology, Cervical LesionsAbstract [English]
Objective: The research aims to test the use of the Pap smear screening system to identify precancerous lesions among women in City of Mosul, Iraq.
Methods: This prospective study was carried out over 1 year at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Mosul Teaching Hospital, city of Mosul, Iraq. We screened 100 sexually active women who were more than 21 years of age. Women with different complaints, including vaginal discharge, blood‑mixed discharge, foul-smelling discharge, postcoital bleeding, intermenstrual bleeding, postmenopausal bleeding, abdominal pain, infertility, and secondary amenorrhea, were included in this study. The glass slides had been sent for cytopathological review to the pathology department. The laboratory results have been reported by the new Bethesda Cervical Cytology Reporting System 2014. The device divided the lesions narrowly into certain negative ones for intraepithelial neoplasia and with epithelial cell abnormalities (ECA) that involve squamous and glandular cells. Upon pap smear, the patient was treated accordingly.
Results: The study had enrolled a total of 100 cases. All of these patients had an abnormal Pap smear finding that fell according to TBS-2014 criteria in the category of Epithelial Cell abnormality. We interviewed all patients in Detail by proforma. The data reported were statistically analyzed and were collected following observations and tests. Among the study subject, the most common abnormal findings (68.9%) were negative findings. Inflammatory constitute (15.4), and Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (7%) followed by LSIL (5.9) and HSIL (2.9).
Conclusion: Pap smear is an effective method for screening for Cervical Lesions Precancerous and cancerous. Nevertheless, a cervical biopsy must be performed which Is gold standard if any epithelial defects are found to be confirmed in cervical cytology.
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