Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2013 Volume 141, Issue 3-4, Pages: 192-197
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1304192S
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Assessment of the natural course and treatment of premalignant uterine cervical lesions in pregnancy
Šljivančanin Dragiša (Klinički centar Srbije, Klinika za ginekologiju i akušerstvo, Beograd)
Kesić Vesna (Klinički centar Srbije, Klinika za ginekologiju i akušerstvo, Beograd)
Tulić Lidija (Klinički centar Srbije, Klinika za ginekologiju i akušerstvo, Beograd)
Dotlić Jelena (Klinički centar Srbije, Klinika za ginekologiju i akušerstvo, Beograd)
Introduction. Premalignant changes of the uterine cervix occur with similar
frequency during pregnancy and in nonpregnant women. Due to the fact that
any surgery on the cervix can jeopardize pregnancy, it is important to define
the protocol of procedures for the treatment of these changes during
pregnancy. Objective. The aim of the study was to investigate the natural
course of premalignant cervical changes during pregnancy and the impact of
their treatment on the pregnancy course. Methods. Study involved all patients
with colposcopically, cytologically and hystopathologically diagnosed
premalignant cervical changes during pregnancy from 2002 to 2008. Patients
were divided into two groups according to the applied treatment during
pregnancy: surgery or monitoring by regular colposcopic and cytological
examinations. The two groups were compared concerning treatment outcome,
persistence or regression of changes and pregnancy duration. Results. Study
involved 58 patients. Spontaneous remission of lesions occurred after
pregnancy in 63.79% of cases. Highgrade squamous intraepithelial lesion
(HSIL) demonstrated a higher rate of persistency in comparison with
lowgrade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) (χ2=25.115; p<0.05). Only
one finding of LSIL progressed into HSIL in the monitored group. Patients
who underwent conization during pregnancy had a significantly more frequent
preterm deliveries (χ2=14.369; p<0.05). Conclusion. The obtained high rate of
spontaneous regression of cervical changes after pregnancy as well as the
lower incidence of preterm births in patients who were not treated by
conization during pregnancy, confirm that patients with premalignant cervical
changes should be, if invasion is excluded, under followup throughout
pregnancy by regular colposcopic and cytological examinations. Therapeutic
conization, due to numerous complications, should be performed only when
there is a suspected presence of a more severe form of the disease (micro
invasive and invasive carcinoma).
Keywords: cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), pregnancy, treatment