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Papanicolau Smear (Pap Smear)

Papanicolau Smear (Pap Smear). Histologic evaluation of cervical biopsy  primary tool. Pap smear does not always detect cervical cancer. Specifically, Pap smear testing has only a 55- to 80-percent sensitivity for detecting high-grade lesions on any given single test .

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Papanicolau Smear (Pap Smear)

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  1. Papanicolau Smear (Pap Smear) • Histologic evaluation of cervical biopsy  primary tool. • Papsmeardoes not always detect cervical cancer. • Specifically, Pap smear testing has only a 55- to 80-percent sensitivity for detecting high-grade lesions on any given single test. • Women who have stage I cervical cancer, only 30 to 50 percent of single cytologic smears obtained are read as positive for cancer. Schorge JO, Schaffer JI, Halborson LM, Hoffman BL, et al. Williams gynecology. US: The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc; 2008.

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