Abstract
The results of 5 years of cytodetection of cancer of the cervix during pregnancy in the Prenatal Clinics of the city and county of Los Angeles are presented. Abnormal cytology rates or each month of pregnancy and post partum are compared. Rates for different racial groups are shown. The accuracy of fluorescent staining is compared to the Papanicolaou staining method. The percentage of false negatives by the cervical scrape method is discussed. The tissue diagnoses and treatment of 988 patients are reported. The report includes prevalence rates for dysplasia and in situ carcinoma, the fate of 475 patients with dysplasia, and the treatment of 274 patients with in situ carcinoma, 14 patients with microinvasive carcinoma, and 18 patients with invasive disease.
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