Why remove all cervical polyps and examine them histologically?

A retrospective analysis of 1366 cervical polyps showed that none had malignant features and 67% were removed from asymptomatic women. A policy removing only cervical polyps from symptomatic women or those with abnormal cervical cytology and limiting histological examination to these polyps would re...

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Published in:BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2009-07, Vol.116 (8), p.1127-1129
Main Authors: MacKenzie, IZ, Naish, C, Rees, CMP, Manek, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cervical polypectomy
cervical polyps
Colposcopy - economics
Costs and Cost Analysis
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Histology
histopathology
Humans
malignant cervical polyps
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Polyps - economics
Polyps - pathology
Polyps - surgery
rationalising polypectomy
Reproductive system
Surgery
symptomless polyps
Uterine Cervical Diseases - economics
Uterine Cervical Diseases - pathology
Uterine Cervical Diseases - surgery
Womens health
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Summary:A retrospective analysis of 1366 cervical polyps showed that none had malignant features and 67% were removed from asymptomatic women. A policy removing only cervical polyps from symptomatic women or those with abnormal cervical cytology and limiting histological examination to these polyps would result in significant savings and reduce the small risk of morbidity associated with polypectomy.
ISSN:1470-0328
1471-0528
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02169.x