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Reference Manual - IARC Screening Group

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DysplasiaEctocervix (alsoExocervix)Ectropy/EctropionElectrocautery(Electrocoagulation)ElectrodeEndocervixFriableGynoscopeHGSILLGSILLugol’s IodineLoop ElectrosurgicalExcision Procedure(LEEP)Papanicolaou (Pap)SmearAbnormal cells in the cervical epithelium; it is considered aprecursor to carcinoma. Sometimes called CIN depending onwhich qualification system is used.External portion of the cervix and os.A change in the appearance of the cervix caused by increasedpresence of glandular tissue (columnar cells) on the outer surfaceof the cervix. (Columnar epithelium is reddish in color, bleedseasily when touched and is friable.) This condition may result fromexposure to sex hormones such as the estrogen and progestins inoral contraceptives.The process of using an electrically heated metal probe reachingvery high temperatures (>100EC) to destroy abnormal tissue.The terminal of an electric circuit through which electrons passand, depending on the resistance, become very hot.Internal portion of the cervix lined by columnar cells.Tissue that bleeds easily when touched.One version of a low-power (2.5x) magnification device that maybe useful in looking at the cervix in conjunction with acetic acid. Itis used to facilitate cervical cancer detection and perhaps to guidebiopsy and treatment of preinvasive disease.High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (CIN II, III/CIS).Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (CIN I).An iodine solution that is applied to cervical tissue to makeidentification of abnormal tissue easier. The iodine interacts withdiseased cells, causing epithelial lesions to turn pale yellow whilenormal tissue stains dark brown or black. It is also known as iodinepotassium iodide or IKI solution.Method of outpatient excisional biopsy and treatment that removesthe entire transformation zone using a thin wire electrode chargedwith a low-voltage, high-frequency alternating current (60 Hz);produces a tissue specimen suitable for histologic analysis in mostcircumstances.The standard approach to cervical cancer screening that relies oncytology. Cervical cells are scraped from the cervix, fixed on aslide and analyzed using a microscope to determine the presence orabsence of cancerous or precancerous changes in the cells.Glossary - 2Cervical Cancer Prevention Guidelines for Low-Resource Settings

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