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- Title
Trends in cervical cancer screening from 2007 to 2016: association with decreased genital melanoma detection in females.
- Authors
Farr, Morgan A.; Joshi, Tejas P.; Lewis, Daniel J.
- Abstract
Trends over time in Pap and Pap-HPV cotesting for cervical cancer screening. Dear Editor, Melanoma is a melanocyte-derived malignant neoplasm that can develop on the skin or mucosa. Pap smear usage not only aids in the detection of genital melanomas but also at the population level is strongly associated with detection at a lower Breslow depth, the most important predictor of survival.4 In addition to screening for squamous intraepithelial lesions, the Pap smear can also yield an incidental diagnosis of cervical melanoma via cytology, of which several cases have been documented.5 Although the introduction of Pap-HPV cotesting has enhanced cervical cancer screening, it has also inadvertently compromised melanoma detection.
- Subjects
EARLY detection of cancer; CERVICAL cancer; CERVICAL intraepithelial neoplasia; MELANOMA
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2022, Vol 61, Issue 9, pe326
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijd.15859