cytologic screening

No studies have looked at outcome of cytologic screening on disease-related mortality in a non-industrially exposed population.

After two consecutive negative cytology tests, annual cytologic screening can be resumed (AII).

Patients should be monitored with cytologic screening according to published guidelines and, when indicated, colposcopic examination for recurrent lesions (AI) (922,923).

After two consecutive "negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy" results, adolescents and young women with normal colposcopy can return to routine cytologic screening (BII).

In addition, certain specialists recommend anal cytologic screening for HIV-seropositive men and women (CIII).

An evaluation of radiologic and cytologic screening for the early detection of lung cancer: a cooperative pilot study of the American Cancer Society and the Veterans Administration.

Shen O, Liu SF, Dawsey SM, et al.: Cytologic screening for esophageal cancer: results from 12,877 subjects from a high-risk population in China.

Benoit AG, Krepart GV, Lotocki RJ: Results of prior cytologic screening in patients with a diagnosis of Stage I carcinoma of the cervix.

Because risk for recurrence of CIN and cervical cancer after conventional therapy increases among HIV-seropositive persons, patients should be carefully followed after treatment with frequent cytologic screening and colposcopic examination according to published guidelines (AII) (920,921).