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dc.contributor.authorMunro, A.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Vincent
dc.contributor.authorSemmens, James
dc.contributor.authorLeung, Y.
dc.contributor.authorStewart, C.
dc.contributor.authorCodde, Jim
dc.contributor.authorSpilsbury, Katrina
dc.contributor.authorSteel, N.
dc.contributor.authorCohen, P.
dc.contributor.authorO'Leary, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:51:18Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:51:18Z
dc.date.created2015-08-24T20:00:42Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationMunro, A. and Williams, V. and Semmens, J. and Leung, Y. and Stewart, C. and Codde, J. and Spilsbury, K. et al. 2015. Risk of high-grade cervical dysplasia and gynaecological malignancies following the cytologic diagnosis of atypical endocervical cells of undetermined significance: A retrospective study of a state-wide screening population in Western Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 55 (3): pp. 268-273.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26020
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ajo.12336
dc.description.abstract

Background: In 2006, Australia adopted a revised cervical cytology terminology system, known as the Australian Modified Bethesda System (AMBS). One substantial change in the AMBS was the introduction of the diagnostic category of atypical endocervical cells (AEC) of undetermined significance. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of histologically confirmed high-grade cervical dysplasia (cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) grades 2 and 3 and adenocarcinoma in situ (ACIS)), cervical carcinoma and endometrial carcinoma in women presenting with AEC on cervical cytology. Methods: A seven-year retrospective study examining clinical outcomes of women with AEC on a screening cervical smear. Cytology and histology results were extracted from the Western Australia Cervical Screening Registry, and time-to-event analysis was used to predict the odds of having or developing in situ and invasive neoplasia.Results: AEC was reported in index smears from 0.093% (584/622754) women during the study period. No follow-up was available in 35 AEC cases. Sixty-five of the remaining 549 women (11.8%) had, or developed, high-grade cervical dysplasia within five years of their index AEC diagnosis. Endometrial cancer was diagnosed in 21 women and cervical cancer in four women during the follow-up period. Conclusion: Cytologic demonstration of AEC requires careful gynaecologic evaluation, particularly in younger women who may be found to have either high-grade squamous (CIN) or glandular (ACIS) lesions, while in older women, the possibility of endometrial neoplasia needs to be considered.

dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
dc.subjectPapanicolaou smear
dc.subjectcervical screening
dc.subjectatypical glandular cells
dc.subjectcervical cytology
dc.subjectendometrial cancer
dc.subjectcervical cancer
dc.subjectatypical endocervical cells
dc.titleRisk of high-grade cervical dysplasia and gynaecological malignancies following the cytologic diagnosis of atypical endocervical cells of undetermined significance: A retrospective study of a state-wide screening population in Western Australia
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume55
dcterms.source.startPage268
dcterms.source.endPage273
dcterms.source.issn0004-8666
dcterms.source.titleAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
curtin.departmentSchool of Biomedical Sciences
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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