THE SPECTRUM OF CERVICAL CYTOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES IN KUWAIT USING THE REVISED 2001 BETHESDA SYSTEM
Journal: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
Year: 2014

Cervical carcinoma is one of the most common female malignancies in developing countries. There are few reports describing the profile of abnormal Pap smears from countries in the Middle East. The pattern of cervical intraepithelial lesions and carcinoma detected in Pap smears of women in Kuwait is reported. A total of 12800 cervical smears reported in the department of Pathology, Maternity Hospital, and ministry of Health were studied from January 2010 to December 2012. There were 523(4.12%) ab