Cytological Pattern of Papanicolaou Smears in a Tertiary Care Centre of Bihar, India
Journal: Asian Journal of Medical Research
Year: 2019

Background: Cervical cancer is the most common although preventable cancer of Indian females. It does not develop suddenly from normal epithelium but is presented by a spectrum of intraepithelial neoplasia. Pap smear is an ideal screening method and low cost effective test to detect intraepithelial neoplasia especially in developing countries although it has limitations and needs confirmation by histopathology. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and pattern of cervical lesi