Displasia cervical

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Displasia cervical

Definición:

Es el crecimiento anormal de células en la superficie del cuello uterino y, aunque no es un cáncer, se considera una afección precancerosa. Dependiendo de la magnitud de los cambios, la afección se clasifica más ampliamente como:

Nombres alternativos:

Cambios precancerosos del cuello uterino; Neoplasia intraepitelial cervical (NIC)

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Menos de un 5% de todas las citologías vaginales realizadas revelan una displasia cervical. Aunque se desconoce la causa, se han identificado muchos factores de riesgo y la mayoría de casos se presenta en mujeres de 25 a 35 años.

Otros factores de riesgo abarcan:

Referencias:

Wright TC Jr, Cox JT, Massad LS, Twiggs LB, Wilkinson EJ; ASCCP-Sponsored Consensus Conference. 2001 Consensus Guidelines for the management of women with cervical cytological abnormalities. JAMA . 2002 Apr 24;287(16):2120-9. Review.

Hoffman MS, Martino MA. 2001 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Am J Obstet Gynecol . 2004 Sep;191(3):1049

Anatomía reproductiva femenina

Anatomía reproductiva femenina

Neoplasia cervical

Neoplasia cervical

Útero

Útero

Displasia cervical - Serie

Displasia cervical - Serie

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