Why remove all cervical polyps and examine them histologically?

A retrospective analysis of 1366 cervical polyps showed that none had malignant features and 67% were removed from asymptomatic women. A policy removing only cervical polyps from symptomatic women or those with abnormal cervical cytology and limiting histological examination to these polyps would re...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2009-07, Vol.116 (8), p.1127-1129
Hauptverfasser:	MacKenzie, IZ, Naish, C, Rees, CMP, Manek, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Cervical polypectomy cervical polyps Colposcopy - economics Costs and Cost Analysis Female Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Histology histopathology Humans malignant cervical polyps Medical sciences Middle Aged Polyps - economics Polyps - pathology Polyps - surgery rationalising polypectomy Reproductive system Surgery symptomless polyps Uterine Cervical Diseases - economics Uterine Cervical Diseases - pathology Uterine Cervical Diseases - surgery Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:	A retrospective analysis of 1366 cervical polyps showed that none had malignant features and 67% were removed from asymptomatic women. A policy removing only cervical polyps from symptomatic women or those with abnormal cervical cytology and limiting histological examination to these polyps would result in significant savings and reduce the small risk of morbidity associated with polypectomy.
ISSN:	1470-0328 1471-0528
DOI:	10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02169.x