Table 3:

Salient features of various lesions detected on colposcopy.

Lesion type	Salient features	Colposcopy image
Leukoplakia	• White patch with shiny, waxy surface • Sharp, raised margin
Condyloma	• Single or multiple bright white distinct, irregular lesions • Surface irregularity (with pitted or spiky appearance)
Condyloma/subclinical papillomavirus infection (SPI)	• Thin/milky acetowhite patches • Irregular, geographical margin • Multiple satellite lesions
Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion	• Thin acetowhite epithelium • Irregular, geographical border • Fine mosaic • Fine punctuation
High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion	• Dense acetowhite epithelium • Cuffed crypt (gland) openings • Coarse mosaic • Coarse punctation • Sharp border • Inner border sign • Ridge sign
Invasive carcinoma	• Dense acetowhite area with/without erosion • Surface irregularity • Vascular abnormalities – coarse mosaics/coarse punctations/atypical blood vessels • Exophytic/ulcerative growth
Adenocarcinoma	• Multiple dense acetowhite areas on columnar epithelium (grated coconut appearance) • Atypical blood vessels