Article ; Online: Anal cytology in women: Experience from a single tertiary center.
Pathology, research and practice
2019 Volume 215, Issue 5, Page(s) 905–909
Abstract: Introduction: Anal cytology (AC) can be used as a screening tool for detection of anal HPV associated lesions, mainly in men who have sex with men and in immunosuppressed patients. Our aim is to review our experience with AC in women.: Material & ... ...
| Abstract | Introduction: Anal cytology (AC) can be used as a screening tool for detection of anal HPV associated lesions, mainly in men who have sex with men and in immunosuppressed patients. Our aim is to review our experience with AC in women. Material & methods: We have retrospectively reviewed all AC diagnosed between 2010-2017 in a single tertiary hospital (n = 644) and selected those performed in women (n = 158). Results: 24.53% of AC were performed in women. 14.7% of all women were HIV positive and 56.7% referred anal intercourse. Squamous lesions were found in 27.2% of women, most of them ASCUS and LSIL (14% and 11.5%). HPV DNA was detected in 38.6% of patients, and 63.9% of them showed positivity for multiple high-risk types. Anal biopsy showed high grade lesions in 20% of biopsied patients. We observed a significant relationship between HPV status and receptive anal sex, and the association between HPV status and anal histological diagnosis tended to significance. Sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value and positive predictive value for anal cytology were 57%; 83%; 28% and 94%, respectively. 70.9% of women had synchronous cervical cytology, and squamous cervical lesions were detected in 46.4% of the cases, most of them LSIL or ASCUS (21.4% and 15.2%). We did not confirm a significant association between cytological diagnosis of cervical and anal samples. Conclusions: AC is less widely used in women than in homosexual men. However, women show important rates of anal lesions, regardless of their HIV status. More studies should be performed to assess the potential impact of screening protocols in this population. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Anus Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Anus Neoplasms/virology ; Cytodiagnosis/methods ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Papillomavirus Infections/complications ; Papillomavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Retrospective Studies |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2019-01-28 |
| Publishing country | Germany |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 391889-0 |
| ISSN | 1618-0631 ; 0344-0338 |
| ISSN (online) | 1618-0631 |
| ISSN | 0344-0338 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.prp.2019.01.036 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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