Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Incidental Finding of Abnormal Cervical Pathology in Hysterectomy Specimens after Normal Preoperative Papanicolaou Smears in Thammasat University Hospital

  • Chundarat, Pong-Anan (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus) ;
  • Suwannarurk, Komsun (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus) ;
  • Bhamarapravatana, Kornkarn (Department of Preclinical science, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus) ;
  • Pattaraarchachai, Junya (Department of Preclinical Science, Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus) ;
  • Thaweekul, Yuthadej (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus) ;
  • Mairaing, Karicha (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus) ;
  • Poomtavorn, Yenrudee (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus)
  • Published : 2014.07.30
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Abstract

Background: To investigate abnormal cervical histopathology (ACH) from hysterectomy specimens with normal preoperative Papanicolaou (Pap) smears. Materials and Methods: Medical records from May 2009 to April 2012 were retrospectively reviewed of subjects from whom hysterectomy specimens were taken in Thammasat University Hospital. All had normal preoperative Pap smears. ACH was the primary outcome. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant. A total of 483 subjects with an average age of 50.5 years were recruited. Benign cases of enlarged uterus and pelvic mass were present in 94% (430/483). Endometrial and ovarian cancer were found at 6.2 and 4.7%, respectively. In hysterectomy specimens there were 19 (4%) cases of ACH. Silent ACH with benign disease, endometrial and ovarian cancers were 1.2% (5/430), 33.3% (10/30) and 17.4% (4/23), respectively. The negative predictive value (NPV) and false negative rate of Pap smears were 96 and 4%, respectively. ACH in malignant cases were 27.9% (12/43) and 20% (2/10) in adequate (APS) and inadequate (IPS) Pap collection groups, respectively. ACH in benign condition were 0.68% (2/292) and 2.2% (3/138) in APS and IPS, respectively. ACH was more often found in hysterectomy specimens with indication of malignancy than benign conditions with statistical significance. One third of preoperative stage I endometrial cancer cases had cervical involvement. Conclusions: Silent ACH in normal preoperative Pap smear was 4 %. Inadequate Pap smear collection is still the major problem in this study. Reducing inadequate Pap smear collection could reduce the false negative rate.

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