Article ; Online: Regular follow-up with cervical cytology is of questionable value following surgical treatment of microinvasive cervical cancer.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
2024 Volume 296, Page(s) 307–310
Abstract: Objectives: To assess the follow-up smears and their outcomes of patients with conservatively managed early-stage cervical cancer as per UK guidelines within our service. To evaluate whether intensive follow-up can detect pre-cancer early compared to ... ...
Abstract | Objectives: To assess the follow-up smears and their outcomes of patients with conservatively managed early-stage cervical cancer as per UK guidelines within our service. To evaluate whether intensive follow-up can detect pre-cancer early compared to the standard 3 yearly follow-up. Study design: Retrospective review. Methods: All patients treated for early stage (stage 1A1 and 1A2) with cervical cancer from 01/2002 to 01/2020 at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton were included. Patients who had initial hysterectomy were excluded from our analysis. Review conducted using electronic patient records for treatment, histology, and follow-up smears. Number of abnormal follow-up smears and number of recurrent cervical cancers were considered the main outcome measures. Results: 98 cases were identified. 81 (82.65 %) were stage 1A1 and 17 (17.35 %) were stage 1A2. 74 (75.51 %) patients had squamous histology and 24 (24.49 %) had adenocarcinomas. Median follow-up was 11.08 years (4043 days). 510 follow-up smears were performed, of which 33 (6.47 %) were abnormal. 5 of these abnormal smears showed low grade dyskaryosis (0.98 %) and 2 smears showed high grade dyskaryosis (0.39 %). The positive predictive value of follow-up smears to detect pre-cancerous changes was 5.71 %. There were no recurrent cancers detected. Conclusions: Microinvasive cervical cancer is effectively managed with conservative surgery. There were no recurrent cancers detected in our cohort during follow-up and there were only 2 high grade dyskaryoses detected (n = 2/510, 0.39 %). We therefore believe that reducing the intensity of follow up of these patients should be considered. |
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MeSH term(s) | Female ; Humans ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology ; Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/diagnosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Cytology ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Vaginal Smears ; Retrospective Studies |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-19 |
Publishing country | Ireland |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 190605-7 |
ISSN | 1872-7654 ; 0301-2115 ; 0028-2243 |
ISSN (online) | 1872-7654 |
ISSN | 0301-2115 ; 0028-2243 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.03.020 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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