Pathology of Preinvasive Lesions of the Cervix
Fig. 2.1 HPV DNA: double-stranded DNA N 8000 base pairs. LCR long control region HPV infection is believed to start in basal or parabasal cells of metaplastic epithelium. It is…
Colposcopic Technique, Scoring and Documentation
Fig. 9.1 Instrument tray for colposcopy Fig. 9.2 Instrument tray for colposcopic biopsy Once the speculum is inserted and the blades separated, a good view of the cervix and vaginal…
Colposcopy: The Scientific Basis
Fig. 8.1 Thickness of normal epithelium and CIN Action of acetic acid: It clears the mucus, induces intracellular dehydration and reacts with nucleoproteins and cytokeratins resulting in coagulation thus causing…
Visual Inspection Methods for Cervical Cancer Prevention
Fig. 3.1 VIA: Normal cervix and no acetowhite area Fig. 3.2 VIA: Low-grade lesion; faint shady acetowhite areas are seen at 11 and 7 o’clock (biopsy done from these areas…
HPV Detection and Clinical Implications
Fig 6.1 HPV genome and life cycle of the virus [2] Early Region (E): It constitutes about 50 % of the viral genome and is one of the protein coding…
HPV Vaccination
© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017Sumita Mehta and Poonam Sachdeva (eds.)Colposcopy of Female Genital Tract10.1007/978-981-10-1705-6_7 7. HPV Vaccination Saritha Shamsunder1 and Deepika Pannu1 (1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi,…
Management Recommendations in Abnormal Cytology
Epithelial cell abnormalities Squamous cell Atypical squamous cells (ASC) Of undetermined significance (ASC-US) Cannot exclude HSIL (ASC-H) Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) Encompassing: human papillomavirus/mild dysplasia/cervical Intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 1…
