Colposcopy and Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - RHO
Colposcopy and Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - RHO
Colposcopy and Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - RHO
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Avoiding errors in the colposcopic assessment <strong>of</strong> the cervix <strong>and</strong> colposcopic provisional diagnosis<br />
Table 10.2: A summary <strong>of</strong> colposcopic features guiding provisional diagnosis<br />
Diagnosis<br />
Colour tone Demarcation Margin<br />
Acetowhitening<br />
Surface<br />
Relation to TZ<br />
<strong>and</strong> SCJ<br />
Vascular<br />
Duration <strong>of</strong> features<br />
effect<br />
Normal<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
Normal<br />
vascular<br />
pattern<br />
Normal,<br />
immature<br />
metaplasia<br />
Pinkish white, Nil<br />
or snow white,<br />
translucent,<br />
patchy<br />
acetowhite<br />
areas<br />
Indistinct,<br />
blends with<br />
the rest <strong>of</strong> the<br />
epithelium<br />
Smooth; crypt<br />
openings,<br />
isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong><br />
columnar<br />
epithelium seen<br />
Restricted to TZ; < 1 minute<br />
prominent near<br />
the SCJ<br />
Normal<br />
vascular<br />
pattern<br />
Normal, mature<br />
metaplasia<br />
Light pinkish Nil<br />
white hue. No<br />
confluent<br />
acetowhite area<br />
Blends with<br />
the rest <strong>of</strong> the<br />
epithelium<br />
Smooth, reveals crypt openings,<br />
nabothian<br />
follicles<br />
Restricted to TZ -<br />
Normal<br />
vascular<br />
pattern<br />
Inflammation Pale, patchy Nil<br />
areas, with<br />
intervening red<br />
areas <strong>and</strong>/or<br />
necrotic areas<br />
Indistinct,<br />
blends with<br />
the rest <strong>of</strong> the<br />
epithelium<br />
Irregular,<br />
variegated<br />
appearance<br />
Not restricted to < 2 minutes<br />
TZ, may be widely<br />
disseminated<br />
Diffusely<br />
distributed,<br />
fine red<br />
punctation<br />
involving cervix<br />
<strong>and</strong> vagina<br />
Low-grade CIN Moderately<br />
dense, shiny,<br />
opaque, thin<br />
lesions<br />
Well demarcated<br />
confluent lesions<br />
Irregular,<br />
feathery,<br />
jagged,<br />
digitating,<br />
angular or<br />
geographic<br />
Flat, smooth or<br />
microcondyloma<br />
-tous or<br />
micropapillary<br />
Mostly seen in the 1-2 minutes<br />
TZ, abuts the SCJ.<br />
Very early lesions<br />
may be outside TZ<br />
as satellite lesions<br />
Fine<br />
punctation<br />
<strong>and</strong>/or mosaic<br />
with in the AW<br />
lesion may be<br />
seen<br />
Iodine uptake<br />
Squamous<br />
epithelium black<br />
in colour;<br />
columnar<br />
epithelium, no<br />
change in colour<br />
No or partial<br />
uptake<br />
Takes up iodine,<br />
turns black or<br />
brown<br />
Partial iodine<br />
uptake<br />
No uptake<br />
Bleeding on<br />
touch<br />
Nil<br />
Nil<br />
Nil<br />
May be<br />
present<br />
Nil<br />
Ulceration<br />
Nil<br />
Nil<br />
Nil<br />
May be<br />
present<br />
Nil<br />
Discharge<br />
Clear secretion<br />
from the<br />
columnar<br />
epithelium<br />
Clear secretion<br />
from the<br />
columnar<br />
epithelium<br />
Clear secretion<br />
from the<br />
columnar<br />
epithelium<br />
Malodorous,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>use,<br />
mucopurulent<br />
or seropurulent<br />
or non-odorous<br />
thick, sticky,<br />
white discharge<br />
Nil<br />
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