Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia III: long-term follow-up after cold-knife conization with involved margins

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term outcome of patients with severe cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III or squamous carcinoma in situ after cold-knife conization with involved margins. METHODS: A total of 390 patients (median age 39 years, range 20-69) with positive margins after cold-knife conization for CIN III were followed expectantly for a mean of 19 (range 6-30) years. Follow-up consisted of colposcopy, cytology, histology, and pelvic examination. RESULTS: Overall, 306 (78%) patients remained free of CIN III, and 84 (22%) had persisting or recurrent CIN III (n = 78) or developed invasive carcinoma (n = 6). Fifty-three patients had persisting CIN III (diagnosed within 1 year of conization), 25 developed recurrent CIN III after a median of 3 (range 2-28) years, five developed microinvasive carcinomas (at 3, 6, 7, 12, and 23 years), and one developed a stage IB carcinoma at 8 years. Persisting or recurrent disease was more common in patients in whom both the endocervical and the ectocervical cone margins were involved than in those in whom only the ectocervical or the endocervical margin was positive (52% versus 17% and 21%, respectively, P <.001). CONCLUSION: Expectant management is reasonable for patients with CIN III and positive margins after cold-knife conization. However, these patients require careful follow-up, particularly during the first year.     

冷刀锥切术切缘阴性的重度宫颈鳞状上皮内瘤变患者的预后影响因素分析

目的探讨冷刀锥切术切缘阴性的重度宫颈鳞状上皮内瘤变（HSIL）患者的预后影响因素。方法回顾分析1999年1月至2004年1月间,卫生部北京医院妇产科266例冷刀锥切手术切缘阴性的HSIL患者的临床资料,分析影响预后的因素,并随访治疗结局。其中宫颈上皮内瘤变（CIN）II20例,CIN11246例（包括原位癌82例）;腺体累及者40例,无腺体累及者226例;257例检测高危型人乳头状瘤病毒（HPV）患者中,高危型HPV阳性244例,阴性13例。结果中位数随访时间46个月,总复发率为8．6％（23／266）,无浸润癌发生。CINⅡ患者中1例（5．0％,1／20）复发,CINⅢ患者（不包括原位癌）中9例（5．5％,9／164）复发,而82例原位癌中13例（15．8％,13／82）复发,原位癌与CINⅡ及CINⅢ（不包括原位癌）患者复发率比较,差异均有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。腺体累及者中7例（17．5％,7／40）复发,无腺体累及者中16例（6．0％,16／226）复发,两者比较,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。高危型HPV阳性者中21例（8．6％,21／244）复发,而13例高危型HPV阴性者中无一例复发,两者比较,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。结论冷刀锥切术切缘阴性的HSIL复发率低;病理分级高和腺体受累是影响疗效及预后的因素。     

Endocervical glandular involvement, positive endocervical surgical margin and multicentricity are more often associated with high-grade than low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the relative frequencies of endocervical glandular involvement (EGI), multicentricity, positive endocervical surgical margins (ESM) and positive vaginal surgical margins (VSM), and adenocarcinoma in situ of the cervix (AIS) between high-grade and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL and LSIL, respectively). Material and Methods: We identified 238 patients with squamous intraepithelial lesions/cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) who were treated by loop electrocautery excision (LEEP) or conventional cold-knife conization (CKC). A total of 223 (72 [32.3%] LSIL/CIN I; 85 [38.1%] HSIL/CIN II; 66 [29.6%] HSIL/CIN III; and 151 [67.7%], HSIL/CIN II?+?III) LEEP/CKC slides were histologically reviewed. Results: The frequencies of EGI, positive ESM, and multicentricity were significantly higher in the HSIL/CIN II?+?III group than in the LSIL/CIN I group (P?=?0.001, 0.001, and 0.025, respectively). Eighteen of the 72 (25%) LSIL/CIN I patients, 44 of the 85 (51.8%) HSIL/CIN II patients, and 60 of the 66 (90.9%) HSIL/CIN III patients (P?=?0.001) showed EGI. In four of the 72 (5.6%) LSIL/CIN I patients, 18 of the 85 (21.2%) HSIL/CIN II patients, and 42 of the 66 (63.6%) HSIL/CIN III patients (P?=?0.001), ESM was positive. Two of the 72 (2.8%) LSIL/CIN I patients, seven of the 85 (8.2%) HSIL/CIN II patients, and 11 of the 66 (16.7%) HSIL/CIN III patients (P?=?0.016) were multicentric. Conclusion: The current study showed that EGI, positive ESM and multicentricity were more often associated with HSIL/CIN II?+?III than with LSIL/CIN I. Moreover, the frequencies of EGI, multicentricity, and positive ESM increased with increasing severity of the cervical lesion. This result may influence the preference for the type of surgical procedure used for patients with cytological diagnosis of HSIL.     

48例阴式扩大性子宫颈切除术临床分析

目的探讨阴式扩大性宫颈切除术保守性治疗Ⅰa1期宫颈鳞癌及不适于行宫颈锥切术的宫颈上皮内瘤变（CIN）Ⅲ级患者的可行性及安全性。方法2002年7月-2007年5月,选择经环形电切术（LEEP）并活检后病理诊断的宫颈鳞癌Ⅰa1期（除外脉管癌栓）、大面积CINⅢ（阴道镜下病变面积≥3／4）、CINⅢ合并阴道上段上皮内瘤变（VAIN）、CINⅡ-Ⅲ锥切术后或LEEP术后复发、病变残存、切缘阳性,且要求保留子宫和（或）生育功能的患者,行阴式扩大性宫颈切除术治疗,对其临床资料进行分析。结果48例患者顺利实行阴式扩大性宫颈切除术,其中Ⅰa1期宫颈鳞癌患者5例,大面积CINⅢ患者38例（9例累及腺体）,CINⅢLEEP术后病变残存2例、切缘阳性2例,CINⅡ锥切术后复发1例。患者年龄27-40岁,中位年龄34岁,平均手术时间60min（30-100min）,平均出血量加ml（5-300ml）,平均住院天数10d（7-17d）。随访1～39个月,随访时间的中位数为14个月,无术后并发症及复发病例。结论阴式扩大性宫颈切除术是一种保守性治疗Ⅰa1期宫颈鳞癌、大面积CINⅢ、CINⅢ合并VAIN以及CINⅡ-Ⅲ锥切术后复发、病变残存、切缘阳性等不适于行宫颈锥切术患者的、安全有效的术式。     

The value of frozen sectioning for the evaluation of resection margins in cases of conization

Objectives To determine the role of frozen section examination (FSE) of the cone specimen in the evaluation of the resection margin status and to rule out invasion in patients with high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Methods Thirty patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia underwent conization followed by FSE and planned hysterectomy. The results of the definitive paraffin exam were compared with FSE. Results In evaluation of the margins by FSE, 4 patients (13%) had positive cone margines and 26 (87%) had negative margins. The definitive of paraffin examination of margin status was concordant in all the cases. Intraoperative diagnosis of invasion was made in three cases such that all of them were invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Among the remaining 27 cases, we detected five CIN1, two CIN2 and three CIN3, so the diagnosis of the FSE was concordant with paraffin section in 26 out of 30 cases (87%). Also we detected four additional CIN (one CIN 1, two CIN2 and one CIN3) after paraffin study, whose frozen specimens were reported normal. Conclusion Frozen section examination can provide immediate and precise evaluation of the cone margin status in high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. It can identify frank invasion and permit adequate treatment in a one-stage procedure and reliably detect clear resection margins.     

Stage Ia1 cervical squamous cell carcinoma: conservative management after laser conization with positive margins

OBJECTIVE: Cone margin status has been reported to be the most important predictor of recurrent disease in patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) undergoing cervical conization. Our purpose was to evaluate the conservative management of selected patients with microinvasive (FIGO stage Ia1) squamous cell carcinoma who have been treated by cervical conization with positive margins. METHODS: Twenty-seven patients underwent KTP laser conization and vaporization for stage Ia1 squamous cell carcinoma followed by careful observation. Involved margins were diagnosed if CIN III or more was present at the ectocervical or endocervical margin and 7 patients formed the basis of the present study. Follow-up consisted of cytology, histology, and pelvic examination. Disease recurrence was defined as a histology diagnosis of CIN III or more on colposcopically directed biopsy or endocervical curettage. RESULTS: The endocervical margins were involved by carcinoma in situ in seven (26%) patients. No ectocervical margin involvement was detected. No lymph-vascular space involvement (LVSI) and confluent invasion were seen. All seven patients were free of recurrent disease during median follow-up of 4.0 (range 2.3-7.6) years. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that laser conization and vaporization may be a reasonable treatment option in patients with microinvasive (FIGO Stage Ia1) squamous cell carcinoma despite positive cone margins without invasive disease when LVSI is not demonstrated.     

Resection margins in conization as prognostic marker for relapse in high-grade dysplasia of the uterine cervix in northern Norway: a retrospective long-term follow-up material

OBJECTIVE: The main intention of the current study was to evaluate free resection margins in cervical conization specimens as prognostic marker by investigating the statistical association between clear or unclear resection margins of cervical cones and the risk of recurrence. METHODS: In a retrospective material, 459 women with moderate (CIN II) and severe dysplasia (CIN III) were included. Fifty of the patients were diagnosed with CIN II (10.9%) and 409 with CIN III (89.1%). Cold knife conization was performed in 371 (81%) patients, the rest were treated with CO(2) laser (19%). All the patients had been treated with conization between 1980 and 1984, follow-up time being from 19 to 23 years. Mean age of the patients was 35.2 years (range 18-81 years) at operation. The histopathological material and the results of the follow-up biopsies and smears were accessible as archival material. RESULTS: A total of 379 (82.6%) patients had clear margins in the primary operation specimens, in 80 patients margins were unclear (17.4%). There were three recurrences in the CIN II group (6%) and 39 (9.5%) in the CIN III group. Further there were 42 (9.2%) relapses in the total group, 36 relapses in the cold-knife group and 6 in the laser group. When univariate analysis was performed to investigate the statistical relation between the resection margins and recurrences, there was no significant correlation (P = 0.7, P > 0.05). Nor did variables like CIN group, surgical procedure, age at disease, age at recurrence, and years till recurrence prove to be predictors of relapses. CONCLUSION: In our material, the relation between free margins and relapse was not statistically significant. According to the literature-free resection margin is not an optimal prognostic criterion for recurrence. The search for new prognostic markers for high-risk cases are important to give these patients adequate therapy and avoiding over-treatment of the low risk groups.     

Cone cerclage in pregnancy

We report a technique of cone cerclage and the results and outcome in 17 patients who required a diagnostic cone biopsy in pregnancy. The mean age of the patients was 30.6 years (range 21-41). The mean gestational age was 18.8 weeks (range 10-32) at the time of the procedure. There were no major complications and hemorrhage was not a significant problem. There were no second-trimester abortions. Two patients required beta-sympathomimetics to suppress uterine activity for longer than 24 hours after the procedure. Six patients had invasive carcinoma, nine had cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III, and two had CIN II. In 14 cases, the endocervical and ectocervical margins were negative; two patients with CIN and one with multifocal microinvasion had positive margins. Cone cerclage is a safe and easy method for performing diagnostic cervical conization during pregnancy.     

Relation between vaginal and endocervical pH in patients undergoing cold-knife conization and hysterectomy

Objective This study aimed to investigate the influence of endocervical pH on vaginal pH, and also the changes in these pH values following hysterectomy and cold-knife conization. Vaginal pH is important for maintaining the equilibrium of the vaginal microflora. Patients and methods Two groups of women were studied: the first (n = 20, median age 45, range 33–50 years-old), before and after hysterectomy (without ovariectomy) for myomatosis; the second group (n = 18, median age 38.5, range 37–65 years-old), before and after cold-knife conization for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade II or III. Four samples (before and 90 days after surgery) were collected from the women by means of swabs: (1) anterior vaginal fornix, (2) posterior vaginal fornix, (3) posterior wall of lower vagina, and (4) endocervix (except in cases after hysterectomy). The pH was measured using a digital pHmeter (Sentron). Results We observed that endocervical pH was less acidic than were all the vaginal locations measured, before both surgeries. After both surgeries, all vaginal pH measurements were higher, but without reaching statistical significance. Endocervical pH correlated with vaginal pH. Conclusions We concluded that recent hysterectomy does not alter vaginal pH and that vaginal and endocervical pH values are related.     

Cold-Knife Conization versus Loop Excision: Histopathologic and Clinical Results of a Randomized Trial

Ninety patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) were randomly assigned to loop excision (n = 38) or cold-knife conization (n = 52). All specimens were well evaluable at histology. The average width of the lesions at histology was 10.2 and 9.7 mm, respectively (ns). The average weight of the specimens was 2.6 and 5.6 g (P < 0.01) and the average depth was 9.2 and 15.8 mm (P < 0.01), respectively. The distance between the cervical resection margin and CIN was 14 mm after loop excision and 24 mm after cold-knife conizatiun (P < 0.06). The margins of the specimen were not clear of disease in 8 patients after loop excision and in 12 patients after conization (ns). Two patients after loop excision and in three patients after cold-knife conization had postoperative bleeding. The results suggest that, compared with cold-knife conization, loop excision removes less healthy tissue without reducing the chances for cure.     

Human papillomavirus types and cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions that recur after cold-knife conization

The purpose of this study was to analyze the HPV types and histological margins of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) treated by cold-knife conization and to correlate this with recurrent disease. Of 203 cone biopsies done for SILs primarily because the entire lesion could not be visualized at colposcopy, follow-up information was available for 85 cases. Of these 85 cases, biopsy-proven recurrences were documented for 10 (12%) women. In the SILs which recurred after conization, the lesion was noted on the surgical margin in 7/10 (70%) cases. In contrast, SILs that did not recur after cold-knife conization were detected on the surgical margin in only 12% of cases. In 7 of the recurrences, the HPV type detected in the pretreatment SIL was the same as that detected in the SIL that occurred after conization. In the other 3 recurrences, one of either the primary or recurrent SILs was HPV positive and the other corresponding lesion HPV negative. It is concluded that detection of a SIL on the surgical margin is a marker for recurrent disease and that recurrences are often associated with the same HPV type as that noted in the pretreatment SIL.     

Value of human papillomavirus testing after conization by loop electrosurgical excision for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate human papillomavirus (HPV) testing during the follow-up of patients after conization by loop electrosurgical excision for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted on 205 patients who underwent conization for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (CIN 2 or 3). Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) was used in all cases. High-risk HPV testing was realized by the Hybrid Capture II system before and 3 months after conization. RESULTS: Of the 205 patients, 193 (94.1%) were positive for the HPV test before conization. Seventy-one were HPV positive after conization (34.6%). The margins were positive in 36.1%. Residual disease was observed in 27 cases (13.2%). Four patients (2%) developed a recurrence after a mean follow-up of 18.1 months (+/-12). There was no correlation between pretreatment HPV testing and the residual disease or recurrence. Patients with positive margins were significantly more likely to have residual disease than those with negative margins (P < 0.0001). Residual disease was more likely to occur when the posttreatment HPV test was positive (P < 10(-7)). All recurrences were observed in patients with a positive posttreatment HPV test (P < 0.05). Residual disease and recurrence were correctly predicted with a sensitivity of 81 and 100%, respectively, and a negative predictive value of 96 and 100%. CONCLUSION: Posttreatment HPV testing could be useful in the follow-up of patients after conization. In case of negative posttreatment HPV testing, the frequency of follow-up could be reduced, particularly in those patients with free margins.     

Laser conization for cervical intraepithelial neoplasias,grade III. Personal experience of 77 cases

BACKGROUND: Evalutation of the efficacy of laser conization for cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (Hg-SIL). METHODS: A retrospective evaluation. Case collection: A total of 77 women, 47 outpatients and 30 inpatients with endocervical CIN3 or CIN2, were treated by carbon dioxide (CO2) laser between 1993 and 1995. A preoperative diagnosis has been made by means of Pap-smear, colposcopy and marked biopsy. In 47 cases a laser conization was performed in Day Surgery, without vessel constrictors or local anesthetics. In 30 cases a narcosis (Diprivan ) was induced. The former were discharged 2-3 hours and the latter 24 hours after treatment. RESULTS: The histological examination confirmed preoperative diagnosis in 64 (86.5%) cases and negligible one grade discrepancy was reported in 7 cases (6 over- and 1 underestimated); missed invasion and no free margins were reported in the remaining 4 and 2 patients respectively, so these latter 6 patients were submitted to other surgical procedures. No serious complications occurred with the exception of mild vaginal postoperative bleeding. During the follow-up of 36-82 months, cervical alterations were described only in 12 out of 71 cases, flat condilomatosy in 8 cases, CIN2 in 2 patients and CIN3 in other 2 patients. At present, all the patients are free of disease. CONCLUSIONS: The conization with dioxide laser is a good therapy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, even if expensive; infact poor side-effects are observed as well as a very good reliability.     

Outpatient cervical conization with the CO2 laser

Ninety-six patients with grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) were treated with CO2 laser conization, and 45 were treated with cold-knife conization. Local anesthesia was used in 83% of the patients in the laser group; the rest received general anesthesia. In the laser group seven patients developed peri- and postoperative hemorrhages. Hemorrhages occurred among four of those treated with cold-knife conization. Laser conization with local anesthesia was well tolerated and can be recommended as an outpatient procedure for patients with endocervical grade 3 CIN or lesions suggestive of microinvasive cancer.     

Cold-knife and laser conization for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

In a 5-year study, 425 women had conization performed for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) I, II or III. Conization was performed only in cases of positive endocervical curettage or when colposcopy was inconclusive. In all other cases, local destruction was the operation of choice. In the early years of the study, conization was done by the cold-knife method (N = 201), whereas CO2 laser was used in the latter part of the study (N = 224). Success and complication rates were the same for the two methods. Abnormal cytology after conization was found in a total of 53 cases (12.5%), but a histologic confirmation of residual or recurrent CIN was made in only 27 women (6.4%). This corresponds to a success rate of 92% after cold-knife and 95% after laser conization. The CIN grading of the residual or recurrent CIN was similar to or less than the CIN diagnosis of the cone. Because our success rate was comparable to that of other series with much less strict referral criteria, our policy seems adequate.     

Disease persistence in patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia undergoing electrosurgical conization

OBJECTIVE: Cone margin status has been reported to be the most important predictor of residual disease in patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) undergoing electrosurgical excisional treatment. The primary aim of this study of patients treated with electrosurgical conization was to evaluate the association of cone margin status and other clinical and pathologic factors with the probability of residual disease. METHODS: The study population comprised 699 patients with at least one follow-up visit within 12 months of conization. Residual disease was defined as a histology diagnosis of CIN within 3 years of conization. Multivariate associations were evaluated with multiple logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Attendance to follow-up was 97% for the second visit and 34% for the third visit. Residual disease was detected in a total of 38 patients (5.4%). The detection rate was 3.3% at the first visit, 2.1% at the second visit, and 0.4% at the third visit. An increased probability of residual disease was associated with a referral Pap smear reported as high-grade squamous intraepithelial neoplasia and carcinoma (odds ratio, 2.9; reference category, low-grade squamous intraepithelial neoplasia). A decreased probability was associated with a squamocolumnar junction entirely visible at the first follow-up visit (odds ratio, 0.2; reference category, squamocolumnar junction not visible). Patient age, time period, lesion size, lesion site, grade of CIN, cone width, cone depth, and margin status had no influence. CONCLUSIONS: The determinants of residual disease in this study differed from those generally reported so far. Factors associated with effectiveness of electrosurgical treatment of CIN need further research.     

Prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of lower genital neoplasia in women with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

The prevalence of lower genital neoplasia and Human Papilloma-virus-related genital lesions were evaluated in a cohort of 75 women with Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection at different stages of HIV disease. The overall rate of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in the group studied was 29.3% (22/75). Eight out of 10 high-grade CIN lesions contained 'high-risk' HPV-DNA 16/18 and/or 31/35/51 as demonstrated by 'in situ' hybridization with biotinylated probes. Vulvar and/or perianal condylomata were histologically diagnosed in 14 patients (18.7%); nine of these biopsies contained detectable HPV-DNA which was always related to HPV 6/11. The rate of high-grade CIN in symptomatic HIV-infected patients was 28% (7/25) as compared to 6% (3/50) of the other cases (P = 0.022). CD4 lymphocyte counts, white blood cell counts, CD4+/CD8+ cell ratio and percentage of CD4+ lymphocytes were lower in patients with high-grade CIN in comparison to the patients with negative colposcopical and/or cytological examination. After adequate standard treatment (cryotherapy, electrocauterization, cold-knife conization) only one case of CIN 2 recurred during the 2 years of follow-up period. The prevalence of lower genital neoplasia and HPV-related lesions among HIV-infected women is high and seems to correlate with the severity of HIV disease.     

Laser Conization Assisted by Crypt Visualization for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Objective: To describe intraoperative visualization of crypts and its effects on specimen clearance, safety, and clinical results of excisional treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).Methods: We treated 147 patients with high-grade CIN (II–III) and colposcopically-assessed endocervical extension, using a CO₂ laser instrument in a day-hospital setting. Endocervical walls were stained preoperatively with a 2% methylene blue aqueous solution. Cervical conization was done by laser under colposcopic vision. Stromal incision and cone shape were directed laterally to the endocervical crypts by intraoperative visualization in transparency of the stain.Results: We were able to make stromal incisions at minimal and uniform radial distances from the cervical canal, thus allowing individualized cone shape and optimal bleeding control. Median (range) base diameter and height of specimens were 18 (13–24) and 20 (15–26) mm, respectively. The final histologic diagnosis was CIN II in 35 patients, CIN III in 111, and microinvasive carcinoma in one. Endocervical disease extension was confirmed in 103 patients (70%); the median (range) length of CIN in the 99 evaluable cases was 15.6 (0.5–25.7) mm, and crypt involvement was found in 39 (26.5%). All lateral margins were free of dysplasia. Four specimens (2.7%) had positive apical margins. No significant complications occurred, and fertility did not seem to be impaired. With a median (range) follow-up period of 68 (60–92) months, only 1.4% of patients experienced recurrence; two patients, both with involved crypts, had recurrent dysplasia at 23 and 45 months, respectively.Conclusion: Laser microsurgical conization assisted by crypt visualization facilitates safe and complete removal of CIN extending into the endocervix.     

Follow-up by combined cytology and human papillomavirus testing for patients post-cone biopsy: results of a long-term follow-up

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate the clinical implications of integrating human papillomavirus (HPV) testing into a long-term follow-up and management protocol for women postconization for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2-3). METHODS: Sixty-seven women were followed-up by Pap smears and HPV type and load testing (mean follow-up, 63 months; range, 50-72). Patients with persistent abnormal cytology on two consecutive smears and those with positive HPV test results (whatever their cytologic findings) were referred for colposcopy-directed biopsy. Patients histologically diagnosed with CIN2-3 and those with high-load HPV (whatever their histologic findings) underwent repeat conization or hysterectomy for residual disease. RESULTS: At follow-up, 29 (43.2%) women had positive cytology or positive HPV results and were referred for colposcopy. Eleven (37.9%) had high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or high-load HPV results and were further treated by reconization/hysterectomy. The respective positive predictive values of high-load HPV and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions were 100 and 60% for any CIN and 90 and 15% for CIN2-3. Only five of nine cases with a final diagnosis of CIN2-3 were originally identified by cytology: the other four were detected only by parallel evaluation by HPV testing. High-load HPV results with normal cytology or low-grade lesions harbored an 80% risk for CIN2-3. CONCLUSIONS: Adding HPV load assessment to the follow-up protocol of women postconization due to CIN2-3 lesions could help detect high-grade residual disease among low-grade lesions and normal cytology cases while concomitantly and safely bestowing the advantage of lowering the rates of colposcopic referrals and surgical procedures.     

子宫颈环形电切术在子宫颈上皮内瘤变治疗中的价值

目的 探讨宫颈环形电切术（LEEP）治疗宫颈上皮内瘤变（CIN）的效果以及宫颈标本边缘受累与否与预后的关系。方法 采用阴道镜辅助下的宫颈环形电切术,对135例CIN患者进行治疗并对其疗效进行回顾性分析。结果 本研究中,患者中位年龄为42岁（18-27岁）,中位妊娠次数2.2次（0-8次）,根据宫颈细胞学涂片检查结果,诊断为重度鳞状上皮内瘤变（HGSIL）占65.9%,阴道镜诊断亦与上述结果类似（75.6%)。LEEP术后病理检查结果阴性者7例（5.2%),人乳头状瘤病毒（HPV）感染者2例（1.5%);CINIxe (CINI)15例,（11.1%);HGSIL108例（80.0%),其中CINⅡ级（CINⅡ）20例（14.8%),CINⅢ级（CINⅢ）88例（65.2%);宫颈微小浸润癌3例（2.2%)。78例（57.8%)宫颈标本边缘病理学检查未见CIN病变;57例（42.2%)宫颈标本边缘CIN病变检测阳性或不能确定（指由于电灼对细胞的破坏,影响了LEEP术后标本边缘的病理诊断）,其中HGSIL54例（94.7%),在21例（15.6%)宫颈标本边缘CIN病变检测阳性和36例（26.7%)宫颈标本边缘病理学检查不能确定患者中,CIN病变残留患者分别为1例（4.8%)和3例（8.3%),复发患者分别为1例（4.8%)和2例（5.6%);而在78例宫颈标本边缘无CIN病变累及患者中,仅发现CIN病变残留患者2例（2.6%),此类患者术后复发率为0.0%(0/78),135例中,首次LEEP术后治愈126例（93.3%),6例（4.4%)患者发现残留CIN病变,3例（2.2%)患者出现术后复发;19例（14.1%)患者出现术中、术中并发症。结论 LEEP是治疗CIN的一种安全有效的方法,但术后应特别注意标本边缘的病理检查结果。宫颈标本边缘受累与否是病变残留和复发的高危因素。