MBL serum concentration in women with HPV presenting CIN III lesions.

Purpose: This study proposes to assess MBL serum concentrations in HPV positive women that developed high risk preinvasive lesions, CIN III.

Materials And Methods: A total of 90 consecutive women (mean age 32.2 years, range 18-45 years) with CIN III lesions confirmed by cone biopsy were enrolled as cases at the gynecology cancer department of the Erasto Gaertner Hospital, a center of reference for cancer treatment in Southern Brazil.