Conservative Treatment of Stage IA1 Adenocarcinoma of the Uterine Cervix during Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Francesco Sopracordevole, Diego Rossi, Jacopo Di Giuseppe, Marta Angelini, Pierino Boschian-Bailo, Monica Buttignol, Andrea Ciavattini

“…A conservatively treated case of MIAC in a 13-week-pregnant woman after a diagnosis of atypical glandular cells (AGC) on pap smear at the 6th week of pregnancy is presented. …”
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Integration and acceptability of cervical cancer screening as part of postnatal care among women attending postnatal clinics in the Accra Metropolis, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. by Lawrence Oppong Buadi, Raphael Odame, Ali Samba, Mumuni Kareem, Angela Amoanimaa Boateng, Claudette Ahliba Diogo, Rebecca Tricia Morrision, George Kumi Kwakye, Cecilia Smith-Togobo

“…This was a cross-sectional descriptive study among 347 postpartum women who were attending their 6th-week postnatal visit. A Pap smear test was performed on each consenting study participant. …”
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Perceptions of Nigerian Women about Human Papilloma Virus, Cervical Cancer, and HPV Vaccine by Olusola Anuoluwapo Akanbi, Abiodun Iyanda, Folakemi Osundare, Oluyinka Oladele Opaleye

“…One hundred and seventy-six (23.9%) of the respondents had knowledge of HPV; 474 (64.3%) are aware of cervical cancer but only 136 (18.5%) know that HPV causes cervical cancer. 200 (27.1%) are aware that there is an HPV vaccine while 300 (40.7%) had knowledge of Pap smear test. Two hundred and sixty (35.3%) of the respondents know that early detection of HPV can prevent cervical cancer and in spite of this, only 110 (14.9%) have taken the Pap smear test before while 151 (20.5%) are not willing to go for the test at all. …”
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The Association between Abnormal Vaginal Flora and Cytological Evidence of HPV with Prematurity in High-Risk Pregnant Women by Alana Dantas Freire, Ada Isa Custódio, José Queiroz Filho, Janaína Crispim Freitas, Ana Katherine Gonçalves, Ricardo Ney Cobucci

“…Results: A total of 68 pap smear and high vaginal swab samples were collected from high-risk pregnant women with a mean age of 30.3 years. …”
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Kombinasi Feature Selection Fisher Score dan Principal Component Analysis (PCA) untuk Klasifikasi Cervix Dysplasia by Krisan Aprian Widagdo, Kusworo Adi, Rahmat Gernowo

“… Pengamatan citra Pap Smear merupakan langkah yang sangat penting dalam mendiagnosis awal terhadap gangguan servik. …”
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Feasibility study of hyperspectral colposcopy as a novel tool for detecting precancerous cervical lesions by Carlos Vega, Norberto Medina, Laura Quintana-Quintana, Raquel Leon, Himar Fabelo, Jorge Rial, Alicia Martín, Gustavo M. Callico

“…Traditional detection techniques such as the Pap smear and colposcopy often lack sensitivity and specificity and are highly dependent on the experience of the gynaecologist. …”
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Giant Condyloma Acuminatum of Vulva in an HIV-Infected Woman by Athanase Lilungulu, Bonaventura C. T. Mpondo, Abdallah Mlwati, Dismas Matovelo, Albert Kihunrwa, Balthazar Gumodoka

“…Surgical excision was performed successfully. Pap smear of the excised tissue was negative. Despite being a rare condition, giant condyloma acuminatum is relatively common in HIV-infected patients.…”
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Malignant Müllerian Mixed Tumor of the Uterine Cervix with a Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Component by Satoru Munakata, Emi Iwai, Tomohito Tanaka, Michihiko Nakamura, Takayoshi Kanda

“…She was referred to our hospital because of a cervical mass with an abnormal Pap smear result. Cervical biopsy revealed SCC. After neoadjuvant chemotherapy with balloon-occluded arterial infusion, she underwent type II radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy. …”
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Mature Ovarian Teratoma with Carcinoid Tumor in a 28-Year-Old Patient by Stamatios Petousis, Ioannis Kalogiannidis, Chrysoula Margioula-Siarkou, Alexandros Traianos, Dimosthenis Miliaras, Apostolos Kamparoudis, Apostolos Mamopoulos, David Rousso

“…A 28-year-old woman, gravid 0, parity 0, presented to our department for her annual gynecological examination and Pap smear test. During her examination, a mobile cystic mass was detected in the right lower abdomen. …”
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Karakteristik Karsinoma Serviks di RS. Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2010 – Desember 2013 by Panji Hadi Permana, Pelsi Sulaini, Noza Hilbertina

“…Diperlukan sosialiasi kepada masyarakat untuk melakukan deteksi dini melalui pemeriksaan pap smear dan Inspeksi Visual Asetat (IVA) serta pencegahan dengan vaksin HPV.…”
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Study of the Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Mai M. El-Daly, Arwa A. Faizo, Shahad A. Madkhali, Nashwa F. Aldardeir, Nassrin A. Badroon, Norah A. Uthman, Rahaf T. Alqawas, Ahmed A. Mousa, Safaa A. Turkistani, Esam I. Azhar

“…This study assessed HPV prevalence, genotype distribution, awareness, and health behaviors among females in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Pap smear samples were collected from 106 women attending gynecology clinics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital and were analyzed using nested PCR and Sanger sequencing. …”
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Correlation of Endometrial Glycodelin Expression and Pregnancy Outcome in Cases with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treated with Clomiphene Citrate Plus Metformin: A Controlled Study by Selda Uysal, Ahmet Zeki Isik, Serenat Eris, Seyran Yigit, Yakup Yalcin, Pelin Ozun Ozbay

“…Our control group consisted of 20 patients admitted for routine Pap smear control. They had no history of infertility and were not using contraceptives and they were actively attempting pregnancy. …”
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An Overview of Innovative Techniques to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening by Esther R. Nijhuis, Nathalie Reesink-Peters, G. Bea A. Wisman, Hans W. Nijman, Jelmer van Zanden, Haukeline Volders, Harry Hollema, Albert J. H. Suurmeijer, Ed Schuuring, Ate G. J. van der Zee

“…New methodologies are automation of Pap-smear analysis, addition of new biological or molecular markers to traditional cytology or using these new markers to replace the current screening method. …”
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Classification of cervical cancer using Dense CapsNet with Seg-UNet and denoising autoencoders by Hui Yang, Walid Aydi, Nisreen Innab, Mohamed E. Ghoneim, Massimiliano Ferrara

“…The most prevalent examination tool for cervical cancer prompt identification is the cervical smear (Pap smear) testing; however, due to human negligence, this examination method has an elevated probability of negative findings. …”
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Effect of inter-personal communication on cervical cancer knowledge and prevention among women in Rural Bengaluru, India by Garima Kumari, H R Raveendra Reddy, Nivedita B M

“…The awareness about cervical cancer significantly improved post-intervention (IPC). 26.29% had underdone pap smear examination for cervical cancer post-intervention compared to only 18.04% pre-intervention. …”
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Analysis of genetic and pathologic association between diabetes mellitus and cervical cancer by Prakhar Gupta, Aankury Gupta, Bushra Khanam

“…Methods We analysed pap smear records from diabetic and non-diabetic females and examined genetic data using GWAS to explore associations between diabetes mellitus, HPV infection, and cervical cancer. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Relation to Reproductive Health Among Young Albanian Women by Alketa Zazo, Eliona Kulluri, Enxhi Vrapi

“…RESULTS: Women, participating in this study, appeared to be well-informed regarding the risk factors associated with cervical cancer, yet only 32.7% had carried out a Pap-smear test. ‘Being healthy’, lack of diseases, lack of time, and for a minority of 9% the lack of knowledge were the main reasons listed for not undertaking cervical screening. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Needs of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) in Community based Cancer Awareness and Screening Programme: A Mixed Method Study from a Ru... by L Meenu, N Divyamol, K Anupriya, TK Abdu Saleem

“…Though 26 (87.67%) participants knew that screening could detect cancers early, knowledge about PAPs smear 6 (20%) and breast self-examination 5 (16.6%) was inadequate. …”
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Effectiveness of HPV vaccination in reducing infection among young Brazilian women by Ana Carolina da Silva Santos, Nayara Nascimento Toledo Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva, Mariângela Carneiro, Wendel Coura-Vital, Angélica Alves Lima

“…Participants underwent a Pap smear and cervical sample collection for HPV detection, genotyping performed by PCR-RFLP, type-specific PCR, and using the PapilloCheck®. …”
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