Table 1:

IFCPC 2011 nomenclature.

General assessment		• Adequate/inadequate for the reason… (i.e.: cervix obscured by inflammation, bleeding, and scar) • Squamocolumnar junction visibility: Completely visible, partially visible, not visible • Transformation zone types 1,2,3
Normal colposcopic findings		Original squamous epithelium: • Mature • Atrophic Columnar epithelium • Ectopy Metaplastic squamous epithelium • Nabothian cysts • Crypt (gland) openings Deciduosis in pregnancy
Abnormal colposcopic findings	General principle	Location of the lesion: Inside or outside the T-zone Location of the lesion by clock position Size of the lesion: • Number of cervical quadrants the lesion covers • Size of the lesion in percentage of cervix
	Grade 1 (Minor)	Thin AW epithelium Irregular, geographic border	Fine mosaic Fine punctuation
	Grade 2 (Major)	Dense acetowhite epithelium Rapid appearance of acetowhitening, cuffed crypt (gland) openings	Coarse mosaic Coarse punctation Sharp border Inner border sign Ridge sign
	Non specific	Leukoplakia (keratosis, hyperkeratosis), erosion Lugol’s staining (Schiller’s test): Stained/non-stained
Suspicious for invasion		Atypical vessels Additional signs: Fragile vessels, irregular surface, Exophytic lesion, Necrosis, Ulceration (necrotic), tumor/gross neoplasm
Miscellaneous finding		Congenital transformation zone Condyloma Polyp (ectocervical/endocervical) Inflammation		Stenosis Congenital anomaly Post-treatment consequence Endometriosis