HPV DNA has been detected in 80% to 90% of CIN 3 lesions and invasive cervical cancers. [4] CIN lesions are characterized by dysplastic changes confined to the cervical epithelium and are ...

Parts of the routine annual gynecologic ... whereas squamous metaplasia may be indistinguishable from normal epithelium. A routine cervical Papanicolaou test is not adequate for DES-exposed ...