Re: Have We Resolved How To Triage Equivocal Cervical Cytology?

• Published in: JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute Vol. 96; no. 18; pp. 1401 - 1402
• Main Authors: Arbyn, Marc, Dillner, Joakim, Van Ranst, Marc, Buntinx, Frank, Martin-Hirsch, Pierre, Paraskevaidis, Evangelos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 15-09-2004; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Cancer and Oncology; Cancer och onkologi; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - diagnosis; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - pathology; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - virology; Cervix Uteri - pathology; Cervix Uteri - virology; Clinical Medicine; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Diagnosis, Differential; DNA; DNA, Viral - isolation & purification; Female; Genetic testing; Humans; Klinisk medicin; Medical and Health Sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Papillomaviridae - genetics; Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification; Sensitivity and Specificity; Triage; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - virology; Viruses
• ISSN: 0027-8874; 1460-2105; 1460-2105
• DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh277

Arbyn et al comment on Solomon and Schiffman's response to their meta-analysis of the accuracy of the human papillomavirus DNA testing as an alternative to a repeat Pap smear to triage women with equivocal cervical cytology. They agree with the remark made by Solomon and Schiffman that CIN3 or worse (CIN3+) is also a relevant outcome to evaluate triage methods.