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What virus is associated with cervical cancer?

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HPV

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What is the incidence of HPV?

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  • Peak prevalence 15-25yrs
  • Prevalence declines with age
  • 10% overall
  • ~30% prevalence in young women
  • Lifetime risk of exposure up to 75% from serological studies
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What cancers does HPV have an association with?

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  • Cervical
  • Anus
  • Penis
  • Vulva/vagina
  • Oropharynx
  • Mouth
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What is a squamous intraepithelial lesion?

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An abnormal growth of squamous cells detectable on smear

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What are abnormal cells in the cervix detected by biopsy and histological examination classified as?

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Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and is graded 1-3

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What types of HPV is associated with cervical cancer in Europe?

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Types 16 and 18

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What are the possible outcomes of CIN1?

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  • Regression
  • Remain unchanged
  • Progression to CIN2, CIN 3 or cervical cancer
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What is the UK HPV immunisation programme?

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  • Introduced in September 2008 and developed since
  • Offered to girls born after 1 September 1990
  • Currently a 2 dose regime
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What are the steps in the Scottish Cervical Call Recall System?

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  • Smear taker enters request details onto SCCRS database
  • Vials sent to lab receipt logged on SCCRS
  • Patient details received from SCCRS, vials processed, slides stained and screened
  • Cytology lab results put on SCCRS database
  • Woman and GP receive results
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What is the cervical screening programme in Scotland?

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  • Women aged 25-64 years
  • 5 yearly smears
  • Liquid based cytology
  • test for high risk HPV
  • If positive, triage with cytology
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What is an HPV test?

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  • Molecular test on cells sampled from cervix
  • Identifies high risk type HPV viral DNA or RNA
  • Any high risk type leads to type specific genotyping
  • Works on LBC samples
  • Technology used includes hybridisation and PCR
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What is cervical cytology?

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  • Microscopic assessment of cells scraped from the transformation zone
  • Look for abnormal cells (dyskaryosis)
  • Indicate that woman has underlying cervical intraepithelial neoplasia - CIN

Currently all smear samples but from 2020 only HPV +ve

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What type of epithelium is found in the endocervix?

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Columnar epithelium

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What type of epithelium is found in the ectocervix?

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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What type of epithelium is find at the transformation zone of the cervix?

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Squamo-columnar junction

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How are cervix cells stained?

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Stained by Papinicolaou method

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What is dyskaryosis?

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Abnormal cells showing the earliest signs of malignancy in its nucleus whilst retaining relatively normal cytoplasm

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What are the nuclear features of dyskaryosis?

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  • Increased size and nuclear:cytoplasmic ratio
  • Variation in size, shape and outline
  • Coarse irregular chromatin
  • Nucleoli
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How is dyskaryosis graded?

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Graded low or high grade dyskaryosis - reflects degree of underlying CIN

  • Low grade (+ borderline)
  • High grade
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What do loilocytes reflect?

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HPV infection

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What does HPV test identify?

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HPV infection (could be transient or CIN associated)

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What does cytology identify?

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Cellular changes

  • Low grade (persisting infection/CIN1)
  • High grade (CIN2/3)
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What happens if a cervical smear is hrHPV is negative?

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Routine recall in 5 years

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What happens if a cervical smear is hrHPV is positive?

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  • Cytology normal; repeat test 1 year

- Dyskaryosis: refer to colposcopy

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What is colposcopy?
-Magnification and light to see cervix -Exclude obvious malignancy 0Use of acetic acid =/- Iodene: to identify lesion limits, select biopsy site and define area to treat
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What are the options for management of dyskaryosis?
- Punch biopsy to make a diagnosis and can return for Treatment if CIN2/3 - Or “See and treat” at first visit
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What HPV related pathology can affect the transformation zone of the cervix?
- HPV infection - Precancerous changes cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) - Cervical carcinoma
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How does HPV infection affect the transformation zone of the cervix?
-Infects basal layer cells -Utilises host for replication -As host cell matures, different viral genes expressed
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What does the E7 protein product do?
Prevents cell cycle arrest
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What does the E6 protein product do?
Inhibits cell death
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What is koilocytosis?
- Cells with wrinkled nucleus and perinuclear halo | - Multinucleation
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What are the low risk types of HPV?
6, 11, 42, 44, others
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What are the high risk types of HPV?
16, 18, 31, 45, others
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How do low risk types of HPV present?
- Genital warts and low grade CIN | - Often transient and resolve
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How do high risk types of HPV present?
- Persistent infection increases risk of developing | - High grade CIN and(more rarely) cancer
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How does HPV cause high grade CIN?
Persistent infection - Viral DNA integrates into host cell genome - Overexpression of viral E6 and E7 proteins - Deregulation of host cell cycle
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How does CIN present histologically?
- Disorganised proliferation of abnormal cells in squamous epithelium (dysplasia) - Lack of maturation, variation in cellular size and shape, nuclear enlargement, irregularity, hyperchromasia, cellular disarray
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What is CIN a precursor of?
Invasive cancer
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How is CIN treated?
- LLETZ - Thermal coagulation - Laser ablation
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Why is CIN followed up after treatment?
To confirm that treatment was effective -Residual disease with in 2 years To prevent invasive cancer - Recurrent disease 5% after 3-5 years - Detect occasional cancer - More at risk than the normal population To reassure the woman
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How is CIN followed up after treatment?
Follow-up LBC at 6 months for cytology and high risk HPV - Both negative – return to recall - Either positive – return to colposcopy
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What is the incidence of cervical cancer?
- 2500 cases per year in UK - 1200 deaths - 10th commonest cancer in women in Scotland - Good cure rate if detected early - BUT major cause of death in in women in developing countries
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What are the risk factors for cervical cancer?
- Peak age 45-55 years - HPV relayed (16+18) - Multiple partners - Early age at first intercourse - Older age of partner - Cigarette smoking
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What are the symptoms of cervical cancer?
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding - Post coital bleeding - Intermenstrual bleeding/PMB - Discharge - (Pain)
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How is cervical cancer diagnosed?
- Clinical - Screen detected - Biopsy
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What is the histology of cervical cancer?
Tumour cells from epithelium invade into underlying stroma - Majority squamous carcinoma (80%) - Adenocarcinoma (endocervical) rising in relative incidence
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What is stage 1A cervical cancer?
Invasive cancer identified only microscopically
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What is stage 1B cervical cancer?
Clinical tumours confined to the cervix
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How can cervical cancer spread?
Local - Stage 2: Vagina (upper 2/3), - Stage 3: lower vagina, pelvis, - Stage 4 bladder, rectum Metastases - Lymphatic: pelvic nodes - Blood: liver, lungs, bone
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How is cervical cancer staged?
- EUA (especially rectal) - PET-CT - MRI
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How is stage 1a1 cervical cancer treated?
Stage 1a1: | -Type 3 Excision of the cervical TZ or hysterectomy
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What is a radical hysterectomy?
Removal of - Uterus, cervix, upper vagina - Parametria - Pelvic nodes Ovaries conserved
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How is stage 1b-11a cervical cancer treated?
Stage 1b - 11a: | -Radical hysterectomy or chemo-radiotherapy
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How is 11b-1v cervical cancer treated?
Stage 11b - 1V: | -Chemo-Radiotherapy
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What treatments are available for cervical cancer?
- Radiotherapy- External Beam x 20 fractions - Chemotherapy- 5 cycles of cisplatin - Caesium Insertion (24 hours)

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