Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia outcomes after treatment: long-term follow-up from the British Columbia Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information on the long-term risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) recurrence among women treated for CIN is limited yet critical for evidence-based surveillance recommendations.

Methods

We retrospectively identified 37,142 women treated for CIN 1, 2, or 3 from January 1, 1986, through December 31, 2000 (CIN cohort), from the British Columbia Cancer Agency cytology database and linked their records with cancer registry and vital statistics data. Treatment included cryotherapy, loop electrosurgical excision procedure, cone biopsy, and laser vaporization or excision. A comparison cohort contained 71,213 women with normal cytology and no previous CIN diagnosis. Follow-up continued through December 31, 2004. Among women in both cohorts under active surveill

SUBMITTER: Melnikow J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2684554 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature