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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 18.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Pathol. 2011 Jul;136(1):119–127. doi: 10.1309/AJCP03HUQYZMWATP

Table 3.

Associations in Histologic Diagnosis, LBC, CPE, and HPV+ Testing by ISH vs PCR*

Cervical Biopsy Result
Results Negative CIN 1 CIN 2 CIN 3 Adenocarcinoma Total
LBC
 Negative 44 (9) 2 (4) 1 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 47 (100)
 ASCUS 13 (30) 17 (39) 10 (23) 2 (5) 2 (5) 44 (100)
 LSIL 13 (19) 45 (66) 9 (13) 1 (1) 0 (0) 68 (100)
 HSIL 0 (0) 4 (29) 6 (43) 3 (21) 1 (7) 14 (100)
 Adenocarcinoma 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (33) 2 (67) 3 (100)
 Total 70 (39.8) 68 (38.6) 26 (14.8) 7 (4.0) 5 (2.8) 176 (100.0)
CPE
 Absent 34 (65) 6 (12) 4 (8) 4 (8) 4 (8) 52 (100)
 Present 36 (29.0) 62 (50.0) 22 (17.7) 3 (2.4) 1 (0.8) 124 (100.0)
 Total 70 (39.8) 68 (38.6) 26 (14.8) 7 (4.0) 5 (2.8) 176 (100.0)
ISH
 Positive 22 (18.8) 61 (52.1) 23 (19.7) 7 (6.0) 4 (3.4) 117 (100.0)
 Negative 48 (81) 7 (12) 3 (5) 0 (0) 1 (2) 59 (100)
 Total 70 (39.8) 68 (38.6) 26 (14.8) 7 (4.0) 5 (2.8) 176 (100.0)
PCR for HPV in LBC samples
 Negative 51 (69) 16 (22) 6 (8) 0 (0) 1 (1) 74 (100)
 Low-risk HPV 4 (44) 4 (44) 0 (0) 1 (11) 0 (0) 9 (100)
 High-risk HPV 14 (18) 36 (46) 19 (24) 5 (6) 4 (5) 78 (100)
 Unknown-risk HPV 1 (7) 11 (79) 1 (7) 1 (7) 0 (0) 14 (100)
 Total 70 (40.0) 67 (38.3) 26 (14.9) 7 (4.0) 5 (2.9) 175 (100.0)

ASCUS, atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; CPE, cytopathic effect; HSIL, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; HPV, human papillomavirus; ISH, in situ hybridization; LBC, liquid-based cytology; LSIL, low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.

*

Data are given as number (percentage).