Cytological evaluation correlates poorly with histological diagnosis of vulvar neoplasias.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cytological smears of the vulva correlate with vulvar biopsies of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasias (VINs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective chart review (1995-2000) was performed to identify cases of VIN and vulvar carcinoma and to correlate vulvar Pap smears with biopsy results. RESULTS: Four hundred vulvar Pap smears were identified. Fifty of these patients had concomitant vulvar biopsies, and these cases constitute our study group. Twenty-two of these 50 women had biopsy-proven VIN or vulvar carcinoma. Only 7 (32%) of 22 patients with biopsy-proven disease had a vulvar Pap smear significant for VIN or vulvar carcinoma. The kappa statistic was 0.30 (95% CI=0.08-0.52), indicating poor agreement between vulvar cytology and biopsy results. CONCLUSIONS: Vulvar cytological evaluation did not correlate well with tissue diagnosis of VIN; and thus, our findings do not support the use of vulvar cytology in the clinical management of VIN.
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- Vulvar Neoplasms
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- Precancerous Conditions
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- Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
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- Carcinoma in Situ
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Vulvar Neoplasms
- Vaginal Smears
- Retrospective Studies
- Precancerous Conditions
- Papanicolaou Test
- Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
- Humans
- Female
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Biopsy