Diagnosis of cervical lesions from human papova virus

The impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in genital pathology has been clarified relatively recently and its relevance appears to be parallel to the liberalization of sexual customs. Aside from some aspects of the infection grossly evident to the naked eye, an increasing number of sub-clinical lesions, that can be colposcopically identified as "flat condylomata" is commonly revealed by cytologic screenings. The Authors report their experience in the diagnosis of this frequent pathology in gynecologic practice, underlining the importance of more fine laboratory investigations, mostly ultrastructural and immunohistochemical.