PREVALENCE OF ABNORMAL CYTOPATHOLOGICAL AND ANATOMOPATHOLOGICAL TESTS OF THE UTERINE CERVIX PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF MARANHÃO

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of abnormal cytopathological and anatomopathological tests of the cervix performed in the State of Maranhão. This is a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, carried out with public data from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System. The sample consisted of altered cytopathological and anatomopathological tests of 240,193 women from the State of Maranhão in 2022. There was a prevalence of young women, aged 35-39 years, who had undergone the test in the previous year. Satisfactory suitability for cytopathological analysis was observed, with negative results in the cytopathological report, endometrial cells in only 0.005% of the sample, and representativeness of the transition zone. Prevalence of normality at cervical inspection. According to the analysis of the altered cytopathological reports, there is a prevalence of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. Of all the women who underwent the Pap smear, 997 women had alterations. The histopathological profile presents, mostly, young adult patients, between 40 and 44 years old, whose histopathological report determined the prevalence of benign lesions, but still showed the prevalence of another neoplasm involved. These women were referred for this test through altered cytopathological results, where biopsy was the most performed procedure and the sample of the material was satisfactory as to the adequacy of the collection. It is concluded that, although most of the sample was within normal limits, a small portion presented benign lesions and should therefore be monitored annually.