Evaluation of 500 cases of Pap's test in Mymensingh

Papaniculaou test (Pap's test) is a screening test for cervical pre-malignant and malignant lesions. A total of 500 cases of Pap's smear were examined in a private laboratory in Mymensingh during the period from May, 1997 to April 1998. The aim of the present study was to find out the patterns of cytologically detected lesions in these cases. The age of the case range from 17 to 65 years. Majority of the cases was in the age group of 21-30 years (53%). The pattern of cytologically detected lesion was as follows: within normal limit 13.8% (69), Chronic non-specific inflammation 82.8% (414), inflammation associated with Tricomonus vaginalis 1.6% (8), candidiasis 3.2% (16), Herpes simplex 0.6% (3), low grade squamous cells of undetermined significant (ASCUS) 0.6% (3), low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) 1.2% (6), high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) 0.6% (3), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) 0.2% (1) and squamous metaplasia 1.4% (7).