[Role of the histologic examination in the diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial cancer].

AIM: Retrospective analysis of preoperative histology examinations in patients with intra-epithelial cancer of the cervix.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

Histological examination in 501 cases of cervical dysplasia leading to excision therapy.

CONCLUSION

The major contribution of the histological examination is to confirm dysplasia suspected on the basis of cytology and/or colposcopy examinations. It also gives the stage of the dysplasia to orient treatment. However, the choice of a therapy cannot be based on the results of the preoperative histology examination alone. Decisions must be made after comparing all the colposcopy and histology findings. In advanced stage intra-epithelial cancer of the cervix or when the cytology and colposcopy examination give conflicting results, excision would be the preferred choice. These observations confirm the importance of the colposcopic examination.