Un especialista, llamado un patólogo, examinará la muestra de tejido de la biopsia cervical y le informará al médico si las células aparecen normales o anormales.
Los resultados anormales de la biopsia pueden indicar problemas tales como:
La colposcopia se puede emplear para rastrear células precancerosas y buscar anomalías que reaparecen después del tratamiento. Los problemas que se pueden monitorear o practicarles una biopsia abarcan:
Otros hallazgos pueden ser signos de pólipos cervicales.
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