1Associate Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Pilkhwa, Hapur, India
2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Pilkhwa, Hapur, India
3Senior Resident, Dept. of OBS and Gynaecology, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Pilkhwa, Hapur, India
4Demonstrator, Dept. of Pharmacology, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Pilkhwa, Hapur, India
*Correspondence to: -Dr. Asha Misra Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Pilkhwa Hapur U.P. India. Tel: +919997853955 E-Mail: ashamisra@hotmail.com
Online published on 14 October, 2016.
The objective of our study was to establish VIA as an effective screening method for diagnosing pre-malignant and malignant cervical lesions in low economic setups. A total no. of 300 patients with cervical lesions were recruited in the study. All the patients had Pap smear, followed by VIA (using 2% acetic acid). Cervical biopsies were taken from all VIA positive lesions. In our study Pap smear sensitivity was 54.68% and false positive cases were 3.30%. The sensitivity of VIA was found 90.62% and falls positive cases were 00.0%. Our study proves that VIA is a more sensitive and economic test than Pap smear or cervical biopsy for screening cervical cancer.
VIA, Cervical cancer, PAP, Cervical biopsy, Acetic acid
