Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia(CIN): Diagnosis & Treatments
Diagnosis As mentioned above, because CIN is a pre-cancerous lesion of cervix cancer, it is important to diagnose it quickly and accurately. A proper screening test can be used to effectively diagnose it. The most basic test is Pap smear, which is a method of sampling cells of endocervix and exocervix. Specificity is high, but sensitivity is low, which is a disadvantage of this test, so additional testing is needed. Colposcopy is performed in patients with abnormal Pap smears. Biopsy can be performed by looking at the colposcopy. There is a procedure called Conization which can diagnose and treat at the same time. After these tests are performed to diagnose pre-cancerous lesions, they are classified according to the results. The Pap smear classification includes atypical squamous cell (ASC), low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL), and high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL). In addition, CIS 1,2,3 and CIS are classified according to biopsy results. In Pap sme...