Association between colposcopic findings and histology in cervical lesions: the significance of the size of the lesion.

The relation between eight specific colposcopic diagnostic findings and the histologic grade of a cervical lesion in 896 women was evaluated. The size of the transformation zone (TZ), the size of the lesion, the intensity of the color tone, distinct margins, the pathology of the vessels, and the presence of micropapillae as single findings were highly statistically correlated to the histologic grade (P < 0.0001).