[The role of colposcopy in evaluation of the cervix for unexpectedly positive pap smears]. / Znaczenie kolposkopii w ocenie szyjki macicy z niepodejrzanymi rozmazami cytologicznymi.

The cervical cancer is still one of the most common malignancies of female low genital tract (LGT). Pap smears is a widely used screening procedure. Colposcopy with punch biopsy verifies positive Pap smears. Clinical material were 133 women aged 34-75 yrs diagnosed and operated in the Chair and Department of Gynecology and Oncology CM Jagellonian University. In all cases cytology and colposcopy were performed. Their results were compared to each other and to histology results. The concordance of cytologic and histology results reached 92.5% while of colposcopic and histology--98%. Colposcopy is an useful method of Pap smears verification because it limits to minimum false negative results percentage.