Abstract
Objective squamous intra-epithelial lesion (LSIL) were
To assess the efficacy, cytopathologic diagnostic detected in 98 (1.4%), 25 (0.3%), 12 (0.2%) and
criteria, and clinical importance of our smear 11 (0.2) patients, respectively. The most reported
results. cause of inflamation was bacterial vaginosis and
Methods its incidence was 22.9%.
The conventional smear reports of 7167 patients Conclusions
whose smear specimens were assessed at the The unsatisfactory result rate was 6.7 % and total
Pathology Department of Zonguldak Maternity intra-epithelial cell abnormality rate was 2.1% in
and Children's Hospital in Turkey from June 2006 our study. Even though our unsatisfactory result
to June 2010 were analyzed retrospectively. All of rate was found to be relatively high in our study,
the samples were evaluated with Bethesda III we believe this percentage can be decreased by
2001 system. improving the smear technique, taking care of the
Results transportation of the specimen, and adding
The smear results were determined to be adequate clinical information of the patients.
satisfactory in 4509 (63.0%) patients. Atypical (Rawal Med J 2012;37:285-287).
squamous cell of undetermined significance Keywords
(ASC-US), atypical glandular cell of undetermined Cervico-vaginal smear, Bethesda III 2001, intrasignificance (AGC-US), high grade squamous epithelial lesion.
intra-epithelial lesion (HSIL), and low grade
