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Displasia cervical

Nombres alternativos:

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

Síntomas:

Generalmente no hay síntomas.

Signos y exámenes:

Un examen pélvico usualmente es normal.

Los siguientes exámenes pueden indicar displasia cervical:

Una citología vaginal que muestra displasia leve, moderada, acentuada o severa.
Una colposcopia que revela "un epitelio blanco " o patrones en forma de mosaico en la superficie cervical causados por cambios en los capilares superficiales.
Una biopsia dirigida por colposcopia para confirmar la displasia y el grado de compromiso cervical.
Legrado endocervical para descartar compromiso del canal cervical.
Se puede requerir una conización quirúrgica para descartar un cáncer invasivo.

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

Neoplasia cervical

Útero

Displasia cervical - Serie

Fecha de revisión: 5/6/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: Rachel A. Lewis, MD, FAAP, Columbia University Pediatric Faculty Practice, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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