Papanicolaou test – “Pap Smear”
* Routine screening for what?
* May also screen for what?
* When should you should you start screenign?
* What should be biopsied?
Under notes
What is the timeline for paps?
Anyone with a cervix between the ages of 21 and 30 should get a Pap smear at least once every three years.Between the ages of 30 and 65, you should have one every five years.
How do you do the brush at the cervix?
Brush is the best at he squamocolumnar junction.
Where does 90% of squamous cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) occurs?
within the transformation
* This is why it is so important to get cells from the squamous epithelium (exocervix) and the columnar epithelium (endocervix).
She said FYI
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN)
* Hormonal influence of puberty + changes in vaginal pH causes what?
causes squamous margin to encroach on the single-layer, mucous secreting epithelium, creating an area of metaplasia - “transformation zone”
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN): HPV types
* What are the high risk HPV cancer related types
* HPV types associated with genital warts?
Human papillomavirus (HPV) types.
* High Risk HPV-cancer related types: 16 and 18 (70%), 31, 33 and 45
* HPV types associated with genital warts: 6 & 11 (90%) (condyloma acuminata)
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN)
* What are the classification?
Describes degree of abnormality
* CIN 1 = LSIL
* CIN 2, 3 = HSIL
U. S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation: PAP
* When do you do screenings? (average risk group)
U. S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation: PAP
* What is the screening timeline for high risk group?
ANY previous abnormal cytology screening or HIV or DES exposure in utero -> yearly screening
American Cancer Society Guidelines: pap+HPV
* Screening should begin when?
* What is the timeline?
* Who should stop cervical cancer screening?
Cerival cancer
* What is the most primary initating event? What is it?
* What are other risk factors?(4)
HPV infection is the primary initiating event
* HPV a double stranded DNA virus infects epithelium near transformation zone.
* HPV 16 & 18 most frequently associated
Other risk factors: Multiple sex partners, first intercourse <18yo, smoking, STD and DES exposure
Screening for cervical cancer
* What test
* make take how long to progress?
* Primary prevention is what?
Clinical Presentation: Cervical cancer
* What are the early stages and later stages?
Early stages are asymptomatic
Later stages:
* Post-intercourse bleeding
* Intermenstrual cycle bleeding
* Persistent yellow discharge
* Foul smelling discharge
* Heavy menstrual bleeding
* Pelvic/sacral pain
* Most common presentation of later stage cancer is a visible lesion on the cervix
cervix cancer
* how do you dx it?
cervix cancer
* What are all the different treatments? (5)
How do you do cryotherapy?
Cervix cancer
* How do you conization/cone biopsy?
Cervix cancer
* How do you do a loop Excisional Biopsy?
LSIL Management
HSIL Management